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The role of hormones in financial markets. (2016)
“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...
Absolute power leads to absolute corruption? (It depends) on the concepts of power one holds. (2016)
"...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...
Crazy. Stupid. Mean: The reason leaders behave badly matters. (2016)
“..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...
Working with vulnerability in coaching. (2016)
“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...
Reflections on the dark side. (2016)
“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...
Rudeness in medical settings could kill patients. (2016)
“… 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....
Why the whole board needs to be on top of risk management. (2016)
"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...
Interview – Charles O’Reilly, Stanford. (2016)
“…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 bright side of the dark; the dark side of the bright. (2016)
“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...
Talent Quarterly: The Dark Side Issue. (2016)
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...