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“…the dark side represents the toxic assets of our personality. You can turn them into career weapons, but the group will generally lose the more you win.” Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, University...

“..we’ve found that ‘dark side’ of personality assessments can matter more than twice as much as the positive characteristics most commonly used in selection instruments. Peter Harms, assistant professor of...

“For ancient Greeks the antidote to hubris was ‘sophrosyne’, which literally means healthy-mindedness…..” Erik de Haan, Director Centre for Coaching, Ashridge Executive Education Ashridge Insights Blog, 18 February 2016. “At...

“Dark side behaviors help managers emerge… (but) erode and/or destroy subordinates' trust. Robert Hogan; president, Hogan Assessment Systems Part of Talent Quarterly’s ‘The Dark Side Issue’, Issue 8 2016 Robert...

“… if rudeness damages your cognitive system then you can’t function appropriately in a complex situation. Travis McKnight nymag 26 Oct 2016 Photo: Karen Neal/ABC Based on research by Prof....

"Delegating risk oversight to committees is not enough." Thomas Keusch, INSEAD Assistant Professor of Accounting and Control Insead Knowledge: Leadership and organisations, 24 Nov 2016 Drawing on his research paper...

“…people who are grandiose, self-confident, charming, (and) believe they can change the world… are the people you want to invest in." Charles O'Reilly, professor of management, Stanford University Part of...

“The depressed person sees the present clearly, isn't fooled by over-reliance on the past, and thus predicts a new future.” Nassir Ghaemi, Tuft University Mood Disorders Programme Part of Talent...

Reviews the role that leaders’ "dark sides" play in their careers with input from leading researchers on the topic including those who created the concept and have shaped it over...

Four early signals from a prospective CEO’s behavior help… predict failure or success. Tim Lasseter, advisor at Strategy&, PwC’s strategy consulting business and University of Virginia professor strategy+business, 21 Nov...