By: Brian Redmond, PhD I recently re-read The Authoritarians by Bob Altemeyer, which is retrospect was a really good predictor of the state of the world today with regards to leadership. This entry will be a very high-level review of it as this is a book that should be on most leaders’ reading lists. TheContinue reading “The Authoritarians”
Category Archives: Human nature
Us Versus Us
Social identity explains why people are easily divided. This blog entry examines that in detail as well as proposes a simple fix.
Option A: Brian or ChatGPT?
Image Credit: Bing AI As the world becomes increasingly digital, leaders must learn to adapt to new technologies and ways of working. At the forefront of this digital revolution is ChatGPT, a powerful AI language model capable of generating text that is almost indistinguishable from human writing (Lund, 2021). While ChatGPT is a valuable toolContinue reading “Option A: Brian or ChatGPT?”
Option B: Brian or ChatGPT?
Image Credit: Bing AI Artificial intelligence, and in particular ChatGPT has obviously really broken onto the scene lately. People really are up in arms about how it is impacting the world. Most of the mainstream news stories focus on how it can be used for plagiarism, fraud, or other nefarious actions (ex. Hamid, 2023; Wirth,Continue reading “Option B: Brian or ChatGPT?”
Acting and Acting
By: Brian Redmond, PhD I’m currently listening to a really interesting book entitled Plato and Aristotle: The Genesis of Western Thought by Aryeh Kosman. This is a great synopsis of how Plato and Aristotle shaped modern thinking, but that’s not what I want to write about today. I really want to focus on one aspect ofContinue reading “Acting and Acting”
Blank Slates and Myths
By: Brian Redmond, PhD This post revolves around Steven Pinker’s (2002, 2016) book, The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature, in particular how it relates to human nature, and of course, leadership development. The book was both confirming of some things I understood about human nature but also very eye-opening at the sameContinue reading “Blank Slates and Myths”