Good Reads: Organizational Hormones
Physiology has arrived to the world of organizational behaviour, a world that up to now has been ruled by psychology. “We have focused more on what we think — our psychology — and how that can affect behavior in organizations,” says one leading-edge researcher. “But we’ve left out a critical link: how does what we think as well as how our bodies respond together affect behavior in organizations?” That means studying hormones, cardiovascular reactivity, and video of “micro-expressions.”
Leaders and managers are two different types of creatures, right? Leaders motivate and inspire, managers solve problems and exert control. But it’s a dead-end distinction, a red herring — whatever metaphor you want to come up with — that shrouds who leaders and managers really are.
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