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We've just finished uploading five videos from the recent Power, Gender and Hubris conference, held at the Royal Society of Medicine (RSM) in London on 9 June 2017. Find them...
Why narcissists are unwilling to apologize: The role of empathy and guilt. (2017)
"...narcissists are unwilling to apologize for their transgressions, as they experience little empathy for their victims and lower guilt." Joost M. Leunissen, Nottingham Trent University, UK; Constantine Sedikides and Tim...
Is pride a vice or a virtue? A psychologist explains. (2017)
"Pride ... seems to be quite functional and exist to encourage people to engage in socially valued behaviours more likely to bind people together than to separate and divide." Neil...
Narcissistic force meets systemic resistance: The energy clash model. (2017)
“…conceptualizes the impact of a narcissistic leader in three phases, and discusses six ways for harnessing the positive sides of narcissistic energy..” Constantine Sedikides, University of Southampton, UK; W. Keith...
The acquisitive nature of extraverted CEOs. (2017)
“…extraverted CEOs are more likely to engage in acquisitions, and to conduct larger ones, than other CEOs..” Shavin Malhotra, University of Waterloo, Ontario; Taco H. Reus, Erasmus University, Rotterdam; PengCheng Zhu, University of...
Winner and loser effects in human competitions. Evidence from equally matched tennis players. (2017)
"...among men, the winner of a closely fought tie-break had an approximate 60% chance of winning the second set, the loser a 40% chance." Lionel Page, Queensland University of Technology...
Being the boss in Brussels, Boston and Beijing. (2017)
“The management approach that works in Lagos won’t be as effective in Stockholm.” Prof. Erin Meyer, INSEAD HBR July-Aug 2017 Image: Mark Boardman “Cultural differences in leadership styles often create...
Testosterone makes men less likely to question their impulses. (2017)
... testosterone either inhibits the process of mentally checking your work or increases the intuitive feeling that 'I'm definitely right.' Emily Velasco (staff writer) Previewing work by researchers including Prof. Colin...
Because it’s there: Risk, reality and the ‘Hubris Black Hole’. (2017)
It is easy to blame failed leaders of having suffered from hubris; but …their ‘crime’ is not bringing about the failure … but of not winning the goals we appointed...
The Guardian view on arrogance: the Greeks had a word for it
“The lead piping came for the Tories, first on election night and, since then, in their slow, shocked and wholly inadequate reaction to the catastrophe at Grenfell Tower." The Guardian (UK)...