Posts tagged with: Effects of power
Hierarchy stability moderates the effect of status on stress and performance in humans. (2017)
"High status inhibits stress responses and improves performance during stressful situations in a stable hierarchy, but boosts stress responses and carries no performance advantage in an unstable hierarchy." Erik L. Knight...
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Are success and arrogance risks to leadership? Do women and men react differently when they're in positions of power? These topical issues will be explored in depth at the Power, Gender and...
What makes powerful people tick? (2017)
"People in power are more engaged, optimistic and take more risks.... (But) having power clearly comes with a risk for corruption and self-serving behaviour." Ana Guinote, University College London; Nova School of...
Hubristic leadership, a review. (2016)
“…examines hubristic leadership … first in terms of over-confidence and its relationship to core self-evaluation and narcissism; then as an acquired disorder (Hubris Syndrome) Eugene Sadler-Smith, Vita Akstinaite, Graham Robinson...
Entitled at the top: are leaders more selfish than the rest of us? (2016)
"...generosity is often strategically demonstrated to attain status (and) may decrease once status-attainment goals are achieved..." APS Association for Psychological Science ‘Minds for Business’ website article. Based on the peer-reviewed paper ‘To...
The dangers of power. (2016)
"How you can gain more power, and why you should be leery." Shana Lynch (based on the writing of Prof Brian Lowery, Standford University), Stanford Business Insights, 27 July 2016...
Ego is the enemy: the fight to master our greatest opponent. (2016)
"..an inspiring reminder that humility and confidence are our greatest friends in a culture which ... encourages the cult of personality at all costs." Ryan Holiday, strategist and writer. Profile Books. From...
Direct and interactive effects of narcissism and power on overconfidence. (2016)
“…when narcissism is paired with power, there is a heightened probability of risky decision-making." Lee A. Macenczak, Stacy Campbell & Amy B. Henley all of Kennesaw State University, Georgia; &...
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 they do it: Inside the mind of the white-collar criminal. (2016)
“…knowing the difference between right and wrong is not sufficient to avoid falling into the behavioral traps people can face when under pressure to succeed.” Eugene Soltes, Harvard Business School...