It doesn’t pay to be too nice
Professor Adrian Furnham’s column in The Sunday Times is always of interest to psychologically minded executives and his book; “The Elephant in the Boardroom – the causes of leadership derailment”,...
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at least when it comes to honesty at work and in other settings. Researchers at Columbia Business School think sprawling across an over-size desk makes people feel more self-confident and more likely...
View ArticleIt’s still all about Trust
Trusting people can make you vulnerable and checking them out can be time-consuming and counter-productive. Research shows that accuracy in our ability to decide if someone can be trusted is little...
View ArticleBullshit still baffling brains it seems
You’d think people would react against people who promise the earth but never deliver on performance. Recent research from America suggest it “ain’t necessarily so”. It seems people admire cocky people...
View ArticleGet the best out of your team
There is a lot of research on how to develop more effective teams and research that shows what hinders a work group becoming a good team. And what happens when a group is set up to achieve a...
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