
Social Comparison in Leaders: Why a Peer’s Pay Hurts
زمان مطالعه: 7 دقیقهWhy does a peer’s bonus sting even successful executives? Evidence on pay transparency, the brain’s reward circuit, relative deprivation and Freud.

زمان مطالعه: 7 دقیقهWhy does a peer’s bonus sting even successful executives? Evidence on pay transparency, the brain’s reward circuit, relative deprivation and Freud.

زمان مطالعه: 6 دقیقهWhy do successful leaders feel like frauds? The evidence on prevalence and cost, and Freud on the severe super-ego behind it.

زمان مطالعه: 6 دقیقهHigh standards are not the problem; perfectionistic concern is what tracks with executive burnout. Meta-analytic evidence and Freud on the harsh superego.

زمان مطالعه: 6 دقیقهWhy do smart leaders follow the crowd? The brain treats dissent as an error, and Freud explained the emotional bond behind herding.

زمان مطالعه: 6 دقیقهBefore every big decision the brain rehearses possible regret; left unchecked, that anticipated regret pushes leaders toward delay and default options.

زمان مطالعه: 6 دقیقهCertainty is not accuracy. Research shows three faces of overconfidence in executives and investors, and how leaders can calibrate it.

زمان مطالعه: 6 دقیقهBrain research suggests a loss weighs about 1.7 times an equal gain; leaders who understand this bias can make better decisions.

زمان مطالعه: 5 دقیقهWhy do leaders keep funding failing projects even with the numbers in front of them? Evidence on the sunk-cost effect and a psychoanalytic lens.

زمان مطالعه: 5 دقیقهLong tenure in power can change how leaders see others; evidence suggests humility and openness to criticism keep narcissism in check.

زمان مطالعه: 6 دقیقهFreud described people who fall ill precisely when a long-cherished wish comes true. Here is how that pattern shows up among executives.