‘My way’? Not always. Why CEOs are not all cocky and overconfident
New study co-authored by Jenny Chu of Cambridge Judge Business School challenges the popular portrayal of CEOs as overconfident risk-seekers down each and every highway. CEOs (Chief Executive Officers) are frequently caricatured as cocky and narcissistic people who do it…
Sadness vs fear
The ability to recognise emotions of others is important but can get lost in translation, so a new study develops a face-based test not affected by linguistic differences. The ability to recognise emotions expressed by others is vital for job…
Business Weekly: Three key things we learned about leadership from the US election
Dr Philip Stiles, University Senior Lecturer in Corporate Governance at Cambridge Judge Business School, highlights key things we learned about leadership from the US presidential election. “Beyond the headline results, US presidential elections always tell the world a lot about…
US election: lessons in leadership (Opinion piece)
Three key things we learned about leadership from the US election results. By Dr Philip Stiles, University Senior Lecturer in Corporate Governance at Cambridge Judge Business School Dr Philip Stiles Beyond the headline results, US presidential elections always tell the…
No more ‘average’ consumer
Matching advertising images to personality traits can find the most suitable image for a particular customer and help win sales, finds a new study co-authored by Dr David Stillwell of Cambridge Judge Business School. Consumers pay far more attention to…
Winning at stress
How to build your resilience in preparation for leadership. Dr Helena Kim Sometimes spurring us on, sometimes overwhelming us, stress is our most faithful companion throughout our careers. So how can we turn it to our advantage? Visiting executive coach…
Five things marketing professionals need to know about visual data
Want to improve business performance? Here are five things about visual data that marketing professionals should know, says Dr Shasha Lu, University Lecturer in Marketing at Cambridge Judge Business School. Dr Shasha Lu Visual images are a big part of…
The Atlantic: The dark side of that personality quiz you just took
A study co-authored by Dr David Stillwell, University Lecturer in Big Data Analytics and Quantitative Social Science at Cambridge Judge Business Scholl, is featured in an article looking at personality tests and how personal data can be used in digital…
There really is a link between your Facebook posts and your personality
by Dr David Stillwell, University Lecturer in Big Data Analytics & Quantitative Social Science, Cambridge Judge Business School Privacy campaigners this week applauded Facebook’s decision to block big UK insurance firm Admiral from using young people’s social media data to…
The effects of personality on social structure
Next time you are at a social gathering, instead of chatting just to friends and colleagues, why not strike up a conversation with a complete stranger? For the effects of making contacts outside your usual circle may, according to new…
