Resources
What is leadership competence for women? (2016)
“Women leaders will do a great service by declining to adopt the worst male leadership traits.” Jennifer Kenny. WMBnow 11 July 2016. “I was thrilled when Sarah Palin was selected...
In favor of ‘leader proofing’. (2016)
"As often as not (possibly more often than not) strong leaders pose substantial risks. They are liable to do as much damage as good, possibly more." Prof. Anthony King, University...
Essays: ‘On political leadership’. (2016)
“The yearning for a strong individual leader who will dominate all and sundry is the pursuit of a false god Published in 'Daedalus', the Journal of the American Academy of...
Thinking differently about leadership: A critical history of leadership studies. (2016)
“…when leaders buy in to the concept that they can bring about massive change and transformation, it can lead to arrogance and narcissism.” Suze Wilson, Massey University New Zealand. Edward...
Soaring chief executive pay highlights need for fundamental changes. (2016)
“…Too often, high levels of CEO pay are explained by the power and personality of the individual CEO … Article based on research by Dr Almuth McDowall and colleagues from...
Executive over-confidence and compensation structure. (2016)
"...firms tailor compensation contracts to individual behavioral traits such as overconfidence.” Mark Humphery-Jenner, UNSW Business School, Australia; Ling Lei Lisic, George Mason University, Virgina; Vikram Nanda, Rutgers University New Jersey...
5 reasons we follow bad leaders. Is it them or us that’s the problem? (2016)
“We really don’t know how to pick good leaders, due to psychological biases and trying to serve our own self-interests rather than the greater good.” Ronald E. Riggio Psychology Today,...
The profile of political leaders: archetypes of ascendancy (2016)
“In our choice of, and support for, leaders, we still seem to be guided by unconscious or instinctive preferences.” Jaap van Ginneken, former Associate Professor, University of Amsterdam Pub: Springer...
Too much of a good thing? (2016)
A personal view of recent political events as seen through the lens of hubris and ‘the intoxicating effects of power’. (Another in an occasional series of contributions from friends of...
Behavioral issues in the practical application of scenario thinking: Cognitive biases, effective group facilitation and overcoming business-as-usual thinking. (2016)
Participants’ cognitive biases can both help and hinder scenario thinking: but expert facilitation can challenge and attenuate individuals’ overconfidence. Stephanie Bryson, Megan Grime, Adarsh Murthy and George Wright; Strathclyde Business School. Chapter in Behavioral...