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The Thought Leader Interview: Manfred F.R. Kets de Vries

First Friday Book Synopsis

Kets de Vries by Art Kleiner for strategy+business magazine (Mqy 10, 2010), published by Booz & Company. To read the complete interview, please click here. * * * INSEAD’s expert on leadership development clarifies how self-awareness can break the destructive pattern of corporate narcissism. Anyone [.].

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Why Subtle Bias Is So Often Worse than Blatant Discrimination

Harvard Business Review

This reality was highlighted recently when Ellen Pao lost her case against her former employer , venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers. Another conclusion is that awareness alone is insufficient. Efforts to reduce bias must pair increasing awareness with behavioral goals and strategies.