Description
Over the last two decades the many corporate scandals and failures have given rise to an interest in bad leadership. This represents a shift from the core assumption in the majority of leadership research that “leadership is good”.
Furthermore, psychopathy in the workplace has been researched in the literature, however the conceptualisation of it fails to capture the complete picture of the construct and more research into the phenomenon is called for. Approaches that address this gap and enable deeper exploration and understanding of the dimensionality of psychopathy in the workplace appear to be warranted.
This webinar brings together two resource persons who will engage in a leadership discourse that is informed by theory and practice. In this talk, the development of thinking about the nature, causes, and consequences of the “dark side” of leadership will be explored. The seasoned experts will provide a review of the psychopathy construct in the workplace and evaluate the existing measures in terms of their strengths and weaknesses in relation to others. Most importantly, a novel view of these concepts will be provided.
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Provider Information
BAM Leadership & Leadership Development SIG
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Who Should Attend?
This event particularly speaks to A1, A2, C1, as indicated by BAM Framework.
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Benefits of Attendance
- A nuanced conceptualisation of the dark side of leadership
- Deeper exploration and understanding of psychopathy in the workplace
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Theoretical and practical implications of the dark side of leadership and psychopathy
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Facilitators
Professor Christian Harrison
Christian Harrison is a Professor of Leadership and Enterprise at the University of Greater Manchester UK and the Director of the Centre for Leadership and Empowerment. He is also the Head of the Research and Doctoral College of the Off Campus Division. He leads the Research Excellence Framework (REF) for Business and Management in the Business School and is a well-known scholar in leadership, contributing to media outlets like STV, Scotland Tonight, and the Guardian Nigeria. He has authored numerous research papers and books, including the bestselling Leadership Theory and Research: A Critical Approach to New and Existing Paradigms.
Christian chairs the Leadership and Leadership Development SIG of the British Academy of Management and the Academy for African Studies. He is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, a Certified Management and Business Educator, and a Fellow of the Institute of Business Administration and Knowledge Management. He serves on several editorial boards and panels, and as an external examiner for many UK universities.
An expert consultant and speaker, he has delivered leadership training to the Scottish Government Directors, NHS, SMEs, and a host of others. Professor Harrison’s accolades include an Honorary Doctor of Innovation in Leadership, 2024 Distinguished Leadership Award and multiple Excellence Awards. He is also the founder of The Leadership Mould Initiative International, championing leadership development globally.
Professor Malcolm Higgs
Malcolm Higgs is a Professor of Leadership and Strategy at Birmingham City University Business School and an Emeritus Professor of Organisation Behaviour at Southampton University. He is also a visiting Professor at the Fortune Institute of International Business in Delhi, India.
Prior to joining BCU, he was Professor of Organisation Behaviour at Hull University Business School. Prior to that he was the head of the HRM and OB department in Southampton University Business school, having previously been the Head of the School. Before joining Southampton, Malcolm held posts at Henley Business School including Academic Dean, Director of the Leadership Group and Research Director.
Before moving into academia, Malcolm had a career in consulting with 9 years as an international partner with Towers Perrin.
He is a chartered occupational psychologist and has developed psychometric instruments for the assessment of Emotional Intelligence and Emotionally Intelligent Leadership as well as continuing with consulting activities. His research interests relate to many aspects of leadership, emotional intelligence, and change management as well as a range of broader organisation behaviour topics relating to both leaders, followers and organisational culture.
Malcolm has published extensively in many leading academic journals as well as writing a range of books.
Dr Sinem Bulkan
Dr Sinem Bulkan is a Lecturer in Leadership and Organisational Behaviour and Programme Director for the Improvement Leader Apprenticeship/ Henley Executive Diploma in Managing Business Transformation at Henley Business School.
Sinem holds a PhD (Eng) in Organisational Behaviour from Marmara University, Istanbul, and an MA in Finance and Accounting from Kingston University, London. Her PhD research explored the effects of psychopathic manager behaviour on employee deviant behaviours through the mediating effect of revenge motive and moderating roles of attitude importance and core self-evaluations.
Before her academic career, Sinem gained 12 years of work experience as a regional sales manager and finance manager in the automotive and education sectors in Istanbul.
Her research interests lie in the area of the impact of dark leadership (psychopathic manager behaviour, narcissistic leadership, abusive supervision etc) on employee behaviours and attitudes. Sinem has presented her research at academic conferences such as the British Academy of Management (BAM) 2018, the European Academy of Management (EURAM) 2018 and 2019 and Irish Academy of Management (IAM) 2019, where she received the Best Paper Award.
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Contact
For general enquiries please contact the BAM Office at [email protected]
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Event Fee
BAM Members fee: Free
Non-BAM Members: £30
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Payment and Cancellation Policy
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Cancellations
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