How Jerks Become Bosses, Leaders, Authorities And Influencers
Posted on24 Feb 2020
Tagsauthority, boss, sycophant, leadership dark side, subconscious, Influence, hubris, formal organizational power, confidence
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Yes, who’s a jerk depends. Yet, in every workplace a consensus rises. At some point, employees start to wonder how jerks become... Read More
Following Business Leaders Who Lie, Resolving The Conflict
Posted on23 Sep 2019
Tagsfollowers of leaders, leadership dark side, rationale, lying, leadership, justification, cognitive dissonance
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Lies pop up more than we think. Many lies we don’t even think are lies. Still, some are bigger than others. They... Read More
Major Cause Of Employees Wasting Time – Leaders
Posted on03 Sep 2018
Tagsemployees, leadership, Stanford University, leadership dark side, Wall Street Journal, Robert Sutton, time management
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The amount of time leaders cause their employees to waste amazes me. No, I’m not talking about bad strategic decisions. It’s about... Read More
Warning! Being A Leader Is Hazardous To Your Mental Health
Throughout history people have glorified being a leader. In ancient cultures, they deified leaders. Tell anyone he is a leader and it’s... Read More
Undermining Truth for Gain, Two Crucial First Steps
Posted on05 Jun 2017
Tagsconfidence, facts, Influence, personification, security, storytelling, truth, uncertainty, emotional triggers, leadership dark side, manipulation, Undermining Truth (Series)
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Undermining truth is easy. What makes it easy is that people like to think truth is rock solid. Facts Are Facts Until... Read More
Business Management Leadership Traits, The Stalin Syndrome
Posted on22 Aug 2016
Tagsleadership, management, leadership dark side, persona, Hans Christian Andersen, The Emperor’s New Clothes
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Leadership changes people. They can pick up traits such as diminished empathy, thinking and resistance to flattery. One of the more subtle... Read More
Navigating the Trappings of Power without Falling In
Posted on11 Jul 2016
Tagsdecision-making process, empathy, management, PBS NewsHour, power, University of California Berkeley, leadership dark side, homophily, sycophant, Dacher Keltner
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All things contain the seeds of their own demise. This completes the life cycle. We can’t live without breathing. Yet, breathing causes... Read More
How to Deal With Office Politics in 5 Tips
Posted on12 Oct 2015
Tagsoffice politics, sycophant, leadership dark side, Lightning-rod Employee Analogy, thinking process, rules, relationships, empathy, confidence
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When we look at what are office politics really, we find they are relationships. Since most do not like office politics, we... Read More
Seducing Leaders in Five Steps
Posted on02 Mar 2015
TagsTrojan horse, sycophant, leader-nutrition analogy, Andrew O'Connell, Influence, homophily, leadership dark side, The Economist, praise, power, leadership, Harvard Business Review, compliments
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The power of leadership makes leaders more exposed to certain types of influences. They allow those with less power to protect themselves.... Read More
With More Power Less Thinking Occurs?
Posted on22 Jan 2015
Tagscompetence, confidence, decision-making process, empathy, leadership, power, risk, thinking process, Forbes, leadership dark side, Leadership - The Secret Series
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Life gives all forces good and bad aspects. Breathing gives life. It also causes aging. Gravity prevents us from flying. It allows... Read More
