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Status differentiation and the protean self: A social-cognitive model of unethical behavior in organizations. (2011)
“The news lately is replete with .. high level executives of nearly bankrupt companies cutting jobs, pay, or pensions with one hand, while accepting bonuses and fantastic perquisites for themselves with...
Lord Owen: what is Hubris Syndrome? (2011)
An introduction to the concept of Hubris Syndrome and how it manifests in leaders. “.. I’ve grown increasingly worried about … the way in which decisions are made … by leaders, and...
Dr John Coates: role of hormones in risk-taking. (2011)
Dr John Coates discusses the study of hormone levels in City traders which indicates increased testosterone associated with success leading to tendency to take bigger risks; cyclical process: higher testosterone, bigger...
We don’t know what we don’t know. (2011)
"It is a law of human nature," David Brooks writes, "that the more men you concentrate in one happy pack, the more each will come to resemble Donald Trump. ...
Neuroscience and leadership: the promise of insights. (2011)
“For the last 100 or so years, we have studied leaders’ personality, intelligence, values, attitudes and even behavior. But seldom has anyone ventured physiologically inside of leaders. Richard Boyatzis, Professor...
Relevance of neuroscience to the business environment. (2011)
"Neuroscience is highly relevant to the language and process of coaching in the executive environment. And it can be used in practical and effective ways to enhance the execution of...
Leadership and the rise of the corporate psychopath: What can business schools do about the ‘snakes inside’? (2011).
"... business school students value empathy least, are more self-interested, (and) demonstrate 50% more cheating behaviour than any other major." Dr Amanda Gudmundsson and Gregory Southey, Queensland University of Technology,...
A first-rate madness: uncovering the links between leadership and mental illness. (2011)
"The very qualities that mark those with mood disorders—realism, empathy, resilience, and creativity—also make for the best leaders in times of crisis. Nassir Ghaemi, Professor of Psychiatry and Pharmacology at Tufts...
The relevance of Nash equilibrium to psychiatric disorders. (2011)
"the Nash equilibrium is a prominent tool for analysing any interdependence between interacting parties. The Nash equilibrium could aptly be introduced for describing a patient’s mental health status. Tassos Patokos, National...
Domain expertise insulates against judgement bias by monetary favors through a modulation of ventromedial prefrontal cortex. (2011)
"We used the same art-viewing paradigm to test a prevailing idea in the domain of conflict-of-interest: that expertise in a domain insulates against judgment bias even in the presence of...