Do you know that 15% of top managers have psycopathic traits? That 4 out of 10 managers are toxic to their teams? Of course, not in your company. 😉
I recently came across this video, and I think that this is one of the most critical issues for societies and companies. It is a complex field, and therefore there are many things that need to be considered. Overall, a «must see» for managers and HR.
An intro to power
0:00 Meet Brian Klaas
0:21 Why is it important to understand power?
1:55 Why did you start studying power?
3:12 Who is Lord Acton and how does he relate to power?
5:43 What are your 4 main arguments about power?
Who gains power and why?
6:18 Why do bad people often end up in positions of power?
11:12 Should we only give power to those who don’t seek it?
14:04 What is self-selection bias?
15:21 What is survivorship bias?
18:12 Does evolution play a role in survivorship bias?
Psychopathy and the ‘dark triad’
20:43 Why are we drawn to bad leaders?
25:23 Why do certain demographic groups often end up in power?
33:51 How can physical appearance affect our preference for leaders?
38:53 Who is Steve Raucci and what are the dark triad traits?
53:20 Can psychopathy ever be a beneficial trait?
55:04 Why might some psychopathy be beneficial to leaders?
58:32 Do the dark triad traits always occur together in individuals?
1:02:02 How common are the dark triad traits amongst dictators?
Stopping the “worst person in the world”
1:05:52 How can systems help us select better leaders?
1:10:34 Why are systems so important when it comes to power?
1:14:43 What real-world systems have you observed to learn about power?
1:19:02 Why does society often fail to screen out bad leaders?
1:21:18 How can we rethink democracy to help us choose better leaders?
1:27:17 Does policing attract people who are more likely to abuse power?
1:33:35 How do you believe we can improve policing?
1:37:12 How can thought experiments help us evaluate the decisions of our leaders?
1:41:30 Who is Abhisit Vejjajiva and what do his decisions teach us about power?
1:49:33 How can being thrust into power affect our decision-making?
1:53:45 How can we evaluate the decisions of individuals in power?
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