Posts tagged with: Power
Male and female bosses share the same “classically masculine” personality traits (2018)
"...It remains the case that stereotypically masculine traits predict the attainment of senior roles among men and women." Dr Christian Jarrett, Cognitive Neuroscience, University of Manchester Research Digest, The British Psychological...
Autocratic leaders and authoritarian followers revisited: A review and agenda for the future (2018)
"...Individuals pursuing a more autocratic style of leadership are likely to be more calculating, self-interested, have a higher need for power..." Harms, P. D., Wood, D., Landay, K., Lester, P....
Speech by the Rt Hon Lord Owen to The Society of British Neurological Surgeons, Spring Meeting
"...Hubris Syndrome could be a consequence of deficient decision- making under chronic stress.” A little bit of stress he says is good, probably improves decision-making, but too much will deplete...
Hubris and Sciences
"The speed of communications in contemporary times, combined with the widespread application of social media and easy access to large groups of people, might predispose to both collective and individual...
Power and Autistic Traits (2016)
"Problem solving is important in leadership, and people with many autistic traits appear often to be better thinkers than typical subjects with similar IQs." Overskeid, G. Department of Psychology, University of...
Psychology suggests that power doesn’t make people bad—it just reveals their true natures (2016)
"The more power people get, the more freedom they feel they have to be their authentic selves, acting consistently with their goals and values. In other words, power isn’t inherently...
What pushes scientists to lie? The disturbing but familiar story of Haruko Obokata. (2015)
"If Obokata hadn’t tried to be a world-beater, chances are her sleights of hand would have gone unnoticed… John Rasko and Carl Power, The Guardian 18 February 2015 “The spectacular...