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The psychological structure of humility. (2016)
“..humility is uniformly operationalized as a positive, socially desirable construct… (however) we found humility takes two distinct forms, ‘appreciative’ and ‘self-abasing’…” Aaron C. Weidman, University of British Columbia; Joey T Cheng, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Jessica L.Tracy, University of British Columbia Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 25 July 2016 Inquiry into the psycholo...
Written by: Weidman, A. C., Cheng, J. T., & Tracy, J. L
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Staying sane in business: A practical guide to sanity, success and satisfaction at work. (2015)
"Our top three risky characters, and ones that we are quite sure you’d be better off not working for or with, are the psychopath, the narcissist and the hubristic leader…" Chris Welford, management consultant, business psychologist, coach and registered psychotherapist: Jackie Sykes, HR assessment, development, coaching and therapy consultant. Pub: Sane Works. From a review by Helen Weston: (‘St...
Written by: Welford, Chris & Sykes, Jackie.
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The relationship between psychopathy and the Full Range leadership model. (2013)
"Psychopathy positively correlated with passive leadership behavior, namely passive-management-by-exception and laissez-faire, but correlated negatively with individual consideration Kristie M. Westerlaken, Peter R. Woods; Griffith Business School, Griffith University, Queensland, Australia Personality and Individual Differences, Volume 54, Issue 1, January 2013, Pages 41–46 This study is one of the first to e...
Written by: Westerlaken and Woods.
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Narcissism and the myth of invincibility. (2016)
"Even if you’re far past adolescence, you may carry at least part of that 'personal fable' notion into your everyday life Prof. Susan Krauss Whitbourne, University of Massachusetts Psychology Today, 9 February 2016 "We see plenty of examples in the media of celebrities and politicians who think they can do no harm. "Believing that no harm can come your way… can lead you to become a victim of the myth of in...
Written by: Whitbourne, Susan Krauss.
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The blind leading: Power reduces awareness of constraints. (2012)
"Organizations need to anticipate the tendency of their most powerful members to leap without looking. The remedy is to surround them with people who can see other angles, or can play a devil's advocate role to point out risk Jennifer A. Whitson, University of Texas, McCombs School of Business Katie A. Liljenquist, Brigham Young University, Marriott School of Management Adam D. Galinsky, Columbia University,...
Written by: Whitson, Liljenquist et al.
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What makes some men sexual harassers? Science tries to explain the creeps of the world (2017)
"...For many men who score high on the harassment scale," the ideas of power and sex "...are often intertwined." Wan, W. National Correspondent, US. The Washington Post, 22 December 2017 Image: David Shankbone / Flickr (CC BY 2.0) "The torrent of cases pouring out in new...
Written by: William Wan
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How Kevin Rudd’s campaign unravelled. (Australian Financial Review 2013).
"A diagnosis of ‘grandiose narcissism’ ie. hubris helped Rudd's political opponents to a landslide. A fascinating look at the Australian election and the decisive role of hubris. Pamela Williams Australian Financial Review, 9 September 2013 After the highly unpopular premiership of Julia Gillard, Australia’s Labor Party was lagging badly in the polls. So Kevin Rudd, who in the public’s eyes at least was...
Written by: Williams, Pamela.
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Donald Trump and our obsession with narcissistic leaders. (2015)
“The public in general and even management experts are hypocritical about what makes a good leader. Ray Williams Psychology Today 28 July 2015. “Americans are obsessed with narcissistic leaders…. A case in point is real estate baron and presidential candidate Donald Trump. "Some observers have openly called Trump a narcissist in terms of a classical definition. Stephanie Marsh used the Narcissistic Personality ...
Written by: Williams, R.
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The rise of bullying bosses and incivility in the workplace. (2017)
“…there is compelling evidence that both incivility and abusive bosses are flourishing in our organizations… (we must ask) what kind of leaders we really want, and (which) are best for building … positive work cultures?” Ray Williams, executive coach and author Psychology Today 9 July 2017 “… Leaders in business schools, organizations and in politics are (being) taught to lead with their heads and not with their hear...
Written by: Williams, R.
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Why macho leadership still thrives. (2016)
"…Today’s macho culture can only continue at the cost of rising conflict, health problems and increasing numbers of people facing a warped and debilitating existence.” Ray Williams, executive coach and author Psychology Today, 13 April 2016 “Global economic uncertainty and the spike in terrorism has created a resurgence of the populist attraction to authoritarianism and male “macho” leaders. This trend is evi...
Written by: Williams, Ray.
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