My Coauthorship Network Looks Like a Multinational Enterprise, and That’s the Point.

Our university library is currently reviewing Dimensions as a possible subscription, and part of my role in that process has been to test-drive its features under limited access. One I found especially informative is the researcher analytics function, which lets you generate a visual network of your co-authorship connections. Naturally, the first thing I did was run it on myself. The network diagram confirmed what … Continue reading My Coauthorship Network Looks Like a Multinational Enterprise, and That’s the Point.

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The Human Cost: What Toxic Workplaces Do to People’s Health

Toxic workplaces do not just damage careers. The research shows they damage health, in ways that are measurable, serious, and often invisible until the harm is done. This post in the workplace toxicity series looks at the evidence . Continue reading The Human Cost: What Toxic Workplaces Do to People’s Health

The Abusive Leader: Dark Triad Personality and Toxic Leadership

The second post in a series on workplace toxicity looks at the leaders most likely to generate abusive, manipulative, and undermining behavior. Drawing on research into dark triad personality traits and destructive leadership, it asks why these leaders are so hard to spot early, why organizations protect them, and what the evidence says about how they sustain their position over time. Continue reading The Abusive Leader: Dark Triad Personality and Toxic Leadership

When does the workplace become toxic?

Series: Toxicity in the Workplace This is the first in a series of forthcoming blog posts on toxicity in the workplace, drawing on research in organizational behavior, leadership, and personality psychology. Much of my research sits at the intersection of leadership, values, personality, and international business. In recent years, a significant strand of that work has focused on the dark side of leadership, particularly on … Continue reading When does the workplace become toxic?