Posts tagged with: Neuroscience
The double-edged sword of grandiose narcissism: Implications for successful and unsuccessful leadership among US Presidents. (2013)
Grandiose narcissism is associated with superior overall greatness and several positive measures of performance – but also with negative outcomes, including congressional impeachment resolutions and unethical behaviors. Ashley L. Watts...
Born to lead? A twin design and genetic association study of leadership role occupancy. (2013)
"The authors address leadership emergence and the possibility that there is a partially innate predisposition to occupy a leadership role... the first study to identify a specific genotype associated with the tendency...
Hubris in leadership: a peril of unbridled intuition? (2015)
"The authors argue that intuition is a central factor in hubristic leadership. Further, that when intuition becomes misunderstood, unchecked or unbridled, hubristic behaviour is more likely to appear. Guy...
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...
The Hubris Hypothesis: You can self-enhance, but you’d better not show it. (2012)
"...participants disliked individuals who communicated self-superiority beliefs explicitly. Such self-superiority beliefs may not create the same reaction when disguised as non-comparative positive self-claims or self-improvement claims. Vera Hoorens and...
A New Pharaoh and the Fiscal Cliff. (2012)
"Morsi has to realize for the sake of Egypt’s future that his own brain function is being distorted by the very measures he is introducing to impose “order” on the...
Conference 2012: Jamie Ward powerpoint – The social brain: neuroscience perspectives on empathy, trust and cooperation
Ward, Dr Jamie: "Powerpoint of Dr Ward's presentation to our 2012 Conference. Dr Jamie Ward , University of Sussex. The social brain: neuroscience perspectives on empathy, trust and cooperation. Download: The Social...
Conference 2012: Paul Fletcher – From intoxication to addiction: Neurobiological substrates for hubris?
"The transition from intoxication to addiction is associated with a preoccupation with the negative effects of withdrawal from the source of addiction (as opposed to the satisfaction of a perceived...
Successful psychopaths: Are they unethical decision-makers and why? (2012)
"This study investigated ... the positive relationship between psychopathy and unethical decision-making explaining it through the process of moral disengagement." Gregory W. Stevens, Auburn University, Alabama: Jacqueline K. Deuling, Roosevelt University, Illinois: Achilles A. Armenakis, Auburn University, Alabama Journal of...
Pride and prejudice: how feelings about the self influence judgements of others. (2012)
"Hubristic pride can exacerbate prejudice, while a more self-confident, authentic pride may help to reduce racism and homophobia. How we feel about ourselves influences how we feel about people who...