Series 2, Episode 30: How does power impact on psychopathic behaviours and leadership outcomes? with Dr Iris Kranefeld, Cologne Institute for Management Consulting

The question of psychopathy and psychopaths in the workplace is something that we have discussed before on the Brain for Business podcast. Yet it remains a fascinating and worthwhile topic, most particularly when considered in terms of power and leadership outcomes.

To explore this further I am delighted to be joined by Dr Iris Kranefeld where we discuss a recent paper published in the journal Personality and Individual Differences.

Key highlights include:

• Position power acts as a trait-relevant cue for psychopathy in leaders.
• When power is high, psychopathic meanness negatively relates to team performance.
• Under high power, team performance mediates the relation of meanness and effectiveness.

The article discussed in the podcast is available here: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0191886922004214

About Iris

Iris is a graduate of University of Bonn from where she has a PhD in work and organisational psychology. Since July 2023, Iris has been a senior consultant with the Cologne Institute for Management Consulting / Kölner Institut für Managementberatung in Germany. A key focus of Iris’ research is the “dark triad” of personality traits, most particularly psychopathy and how it plays out in the workplace.

You can find out more about Iris’ work at these sites:

• Researchgate - https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Iris-Kranefeld-2
• LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/iris-kranefeld/?locale=en_US
• Cologne Institute of Management Consulting - https://www.ki-management.com/

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