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Drawing on recent research and science we examine the dark side of leadership.
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Dr. Annette Towler

The dark side of leadership: How bad leaders can destroy organizations and undermine their followers

Leadership in organizations can often be dark and destructive. Utilizing a so-called trait approach is particularly helpful in understanding destructive leaders. Such leaders share common personality traits, notably including narcissism, hubris and Machiavellianism.
Evidence-based Leadership, Leadership, Personality, Narcissism, Machiavellianism, Trait based leadership, Dark traits
What is Machiavellianism and how to cope with it?
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Dr. Annette Towler

Machiavellianism: What it is, how to recognize and cope with Machiavellians

Machiavellians are common in all kinds of settings. In this CQ Dossier you will learn how Machiavellianism works and what can be done to cope with it.
Dark traits, Machiavellianism, Personality
Personality strengths and weaknesses are an important management tool for professional development
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Dr. Markus Nini

Personality strengths and weaknesses: What they are and how they impact your performance, life outcomes, and mental health

In this CQ Dossier we provide you with the foundation of personality strengths and weaknesses, and how to identify and use them in practice as means for professional development.
Personality, Personality test, NEO Personality Inventory
This CQ Dossiers addresses job performance from an evidence-based management point of view.
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Dr. Markus Nini

Job performance: Why task and contextual performance matter from an Evidence-based Management perspective

Job performance (sometimes also called work performance) is a widely used tool in management, however organizations rarely address what it really is, which dimensions it includes, and in which areas of work it becomes important.
Job performance, Contextual performance, Personality, Employee selection
Trait based approaches define skills associated with effective leadership
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Dr. Annette Towler

A trait-based approach to leadership: Are leaders born or made?

This CQ Dossier discusses the trait-based approach to leadership and reviews those personality traits that distinguish effective from ineffective leaders. The dossier also identifies key skills or competencies that are related to leader effectiveness and can be used by organizations for selection, promotion, and training.
Evidence-based Leadership, Leadership, Trait based leadership, Personality, Five Factor Model (FFM)
Proper selection methods support organizations to hire top talent and gain a competitive advantage
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Dr. Annette Towler

Challenging Myths about Selection and Recruitment. Which selection methods do really make a difference?

Many organizations use selection methods that are not valid based on myths surrounding selection and recruitment. This CQ Dossier describes and challenges those myths and provides an overview of different selection approaches and their effectiveness to predict job performance.
Evidence-based HR, Employee selection, Cognitive ability, Personality
The Effects of Personality and Emotions on Workplace Communication
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Aaron G.

The effects of personality and emotions on workplace communication

Research on communication in the workplace has revealed that personality traits such as assertiveness, agreeableness, conscientiousness, and extroversion tend to increase the chance that someone will communicate at work.
Personality, Five Factor Model (FFM), Workplace communication
Personality is an important concept that can be used in selection and assessment
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Dr. Annette Towler

Personality as a predictor of job performance: How to measure personality and select the right employees

This CQ Dossier describes how organizations can use personality tests for selection and recruitment purposes. We focus on the Big Five Personality Model and describe the research that supports use of the Big Five for validation purposes with criteria.
Evidence-based HR, Personality, Job performance, Five Factor Model (FFM)

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