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“It's been argued that financial traders are 'too male' and a more even gender balance would reduce volatility and help stabilize markets.... (Having more) female traders does not necessarily make markets less volatile; however, it reduces the occurrence of market crashes.” Subir Bose, Daniel Ladley, Xin Li - all University of Leicester Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2743087 In the past decade, there...

"...absolute power corrupts absolutely?  ...our findings indicated that there is no absolute connection between power and corrupt practice." Fang Wang & Xunwei Sun, Beijing Normal University, China European Journal of Social Psychology 46: 77-89. The authors considered corruption in relation to: ‘Personalized power’ - using power to pursue self-centered goals for one's own benefit ‘Socialized power’ - u...

“..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 management, University of Alabama Part of Talent Quarterly’s ‘The Dark Side Issue’, Issue 8 2016 “For too long both ...

“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 the core of many instances of malfunctioning leadership is an ancient Greek phenomenon, hubris…. “Working with leaders with this problem can be difficult for coaches. Just as when we work wi...

“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 and Joyce Hogan coined the term “Dark Side of Personality” and in this article Robert describes the concept and its origins...

“… 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. Amir Erez et al, University of Florida “Imagine this: You’re a cardiac surgeon who is pushing into the five-hour mark of a complicated seven-hour surgery. You ask a nurse for a specific tool, and he dr...

"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 ‘The influence of board of directors’ risk oversight on risk management maturity and firm risk-taking’, written with Wharton’s Christopher D. Ittner, Keusch comments that “the more in...

“…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 Talent Quarterly's ‘The Dark Side Issue’, Issue 8 2016 Fascinating insights as to why leaders behave badly and the consequen...

“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 Quarterly’s ‘The Dark Side Issue’, Issue 8 2016 Ghaemi urges his readers to “redefine what’s meant by normal” by...

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 the years. Various authors, Issue 8 2016 Articles in the Issue: The bright side of the dark; the dark side of the bright - Nassir Ghaemi …redefines what’s ‘normal’… explains how mildly manic moods help people to think quickly… wh...