How Psychopaths Become CEO’s (Pt 1) – Introduction
The short answer to this post’s title is that we let them. To understand this, we need to examine this outcome as... Read More
Power of Rule Breakers
Posted on03 Jun 2013
Tagsconfidence, cooperation, organizational culture, group, Harvard Business Review, Jeffrey Pfeffer, leadership, motivation, organization, power, psychopaths, rules, self-interest, individual
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The stress between individuals and groups exhibits itself when individuals break the group’s rules. As Jeffrey Pfeffer writes in his article “Power,... Read More
Identifying Psychopaths in the Workplace
Posted on06 May 2013
Tagscontrol, emotions, objectivity, Personality, policies, power, procedure, psychopaths, relationships, rules, The Bad Sleep Well, Psychopath in Workplace Series
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Psychopaths work to amass their power. Emotions are not in the equation. They are immune to those of others, including their own.... Read More
Psychopaths, Sociopaths and Differences for the Workplace
Posted on14 Mar 2013
TagsPsychopath in Workplace Series, sociopaths, Kevin Dutton, The Bad Sleep Well, relationships, psychopaths, power, objectivity, management, employees
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Classical management theory is very silent on the influence of personality in business, especially psychopaths and sociopaths who can and do exist... Read More
Emotional Intelligence vs. Intuition (Pt 6): Music Analogy
Long ago, a boss of mine, who played an instrument professionally, discussed with me the playing of musical instruments. I had played... Read More
Intelligence vs. Wisdom: Primary Difference
A question emailed to me asked for elaboration on this quote of mine: The difference between wisdom and intelligence is that you... Read More
