Resources
Conference 16 June: Narcissism & destructive leadership. (2017)
Our colleagues at ESRC (the Economic & Social Research Council) have alerted us to what promises to be a fascinating event in London on 16 June examining “the status and utility...
Leadership and stress: A meta-analytic review. (2017)
“Stress influences leader behavior: leadership behavior and leader-follower relationships are significant determinants of stress/burnout in subordinates." P.D. Harms, University of Alabama; Marcus Credé & Michael Tynan, Iowa State University; Matthew Leon, Central...
Hierarchy stability moderates the effect of status on stress and performance in humans. (2017)
"High status inhibits stress responses and improves performance during stressful situations in a stable hierarchy, but boosts stress responses and carries no performance advantage in an unstable hierarchy." Erik L. Knight...
80% of power is taking it – a nice woman’s guide to taking power. (2017)
“It’s time for women to accept that the system is rigged - and learn to beat it." Jeffrey Pfeffer, Ph.D. From Talent Quarterly's special 'Female Talent' issue. Talent Quarterly's preview: “The...
Women in the C-Suite: Four breakthrough strategies. (2017)
“Helping women leaders succeed doesn’t necessarily mean massive programs or numerical quotas. Sometimes, simple solutions work even better.” Brian Kropp, Ph.D From Talent Quarterly's special 'Female Talent' issue. Talent Quarterly's preview:...
Is political hubris an illness? (2017)
"... I asked Lord Owen if Trump meets the threshold of hubris syndrome, he replied it was a hard case, ... “He obviously has hubris, but did he acquire it ...? What was...
In praise of narcissism. (2017)
“Narcissism is ... a duty to watch ourselves, vigilantly self-regulating our appearance in the world … And these kinds of self-reflections are not always wasteful." Shahidha Bari Times Literary Supplement,...
Who is responsible for corporate misconduct? (2017)
"VW’s cheating was not the act of a single rogue engineer, but when scandals like this occur, where does the moral responsibility lie?" Craig Smith, INSEAD Chaired Professor of Ethics...
Barclays should be praised, not punished, for its whistleblowing system. (2017)
"The narcissistic, megalomaniacal senior executive remains an enduring stereotype for a reason. (But) in Barclays case, the whistleblowing system worked." Dino Bossi, founding partner of whistleblowing firm Addveritas City A.M....
The right incentive structure makes firms smarter. (2017)
“As a firm's dependence on a single leader increases, so does the likelihood that the leader will begin to display overconfidence…” Guoli Chen, INSEAD Associate Professor of Strategy 1 March...