Posts tagged with: Hormones
Self-confidence school: Can you really fake it to make it? (2015)
How vulnerable are we to our hormones – and are there physical tricks to producing more of the confidence-enhancing hormone that boosts motivation and risk-taking - or less of the...
The interaction of testosterone and cortisol is associated with attained status in male executives. (2015)
"Testosterone positively predicts an executive’s number of subordinates (an indicator of attained status), but only if the executive’s cortisol levels are low. Reducing cortisol levels via stress reduction may …...
Do your testosterone and cortisol levels dictate your leadership ability? (2015)
“…stress can inhibit the leadership qualities associated with high levels of testosterone. Susan Adams Forbes / Leadership, 26 Sugust 2015 "Companies that want team leaders to do a better job...
Cortisol and testosterone increase financial risk taking and may destabilize markets. (2015)
“Stressful and competitive working environments could be increasing hormone levels and having an impact on decision-making.” Carlos Cueva, Departamento de Fundamentos del Análisis Económico, Universidad de Alicante and R. Edward Roberts,...
Leader corruption depends on power and testosterone. (2014)
“Amount of followers and discretionary choices independently predicted leader corruption… power interacted with endogenous testosterone in predicting corruption, which was highest when leader power and baseline testosterone were both high....
Cortisol shifts financial risk preferences. (2014).
"High levels of the stress hormone cortisol may contribute to the risk aversion and 'irrational pessimism' found among bankers and fund managers during financial crises Narayanan Kandasamy, Andrew S....
The truth behind testosterone: why men risk it all. (2013)
On days when London City traders made above-average profits, their testosterone levels went up. At the same time, cortisol levels were sensitive to the volatility in the market, which is...
Leadership is associated with lower levels of stress. (2012) The myth of executive stress
The common perception is that leaders face higher stress levels than non-leaders. These studies found there is indeed a clear relationship - but that it’s an inverse one. Gary...
Too much testosterone, too much confidence: the psychology of banking. (2012)
There is something disturbingly compelling about reading the emails and instant messages exchanged by Barclays bankers in the process of rigging interest rates for their own gain. Ian Leslie...
Your body language shapes who you are. (2012)
“Power posing”, standing in a posture of confidence, can affect testosterone and cortisol levels in the brain Amy Cuddy, social psychologist TED Talk June 2012. “We know that our minds...