Selected Media Mentions
Story carried on Reuters, ABC News, Boston Globe, Houston Chronicle, Yahoo News, Telegraph-Calcutta, Vancouver Sun.
"Workplace focus on individual fuels creativity"
US News & World Report
“Individualism-collectivism and group creativity”
CNN “In the Money” interview with Jack Cafferty IEEE Spectrum
“Does Success Spoil Inventors?”
Toronto Star
“Work with a narcissist? They’re probably more successful than you are.”
Bloomberg/BusinessWeek
“Business school: Hotbed of narcissism?”
The Globe and Mail
“Creativity: Are two narcissistic heads better than one?”
Science NOW
“Is narcissism good for business?”
The Wall Street Journal: Week in Ideas
Fast Company
“Narcissism and creativity: Intriguing and troubling findings”
Fast Company
“Why creative people are kept out of the driver’s seat”
Fortune Magazine
“Want to get promoted? Stifle your creativity”
Scientific American
“Creativity can lessen leader image”
Crain’s New York Business
“This year, tame your office narcissist”
CNN Living
“Does being creative help you climb to the top?”
Wall Street Journal
“Are creative types lousy leaders?”
BNET
“CEO wanted. Creative people need not apply”
Forbes
“Are the people in your organization too smart to be creative?”
HR Magazine
“Vote for quirky.”
Strategy + Business
“Is creativity a bad trait for a senior leader?”
Forbes
“Managing the psychological bias against creativity”
The Globe and Mail
“Why we shun creativity in the workplace.”
Wall Street Journal: Week in Ideas
“Big shots: The figurative big man on campus may think he’s a literal big man too.”
The Boston Globe
“I feel powerful…and so tall!”
The Daily Mail
“Powerful people think they are taller than they really are.”
Science Daily
“Large and in charge: Powerful people overestimate their own height.”
Fast Company
“To boost business let your employees unleash their inner napoleons.”
ABC News
“Feeling powerful makes you think you are taller than you really are.”
Chicago Tribune
The British Psychological Society
“Social rejection and imaginative thinking”
The Huffington Post
“Social rejection can fuel creativity”
India Today
“Socially rejected people likely to be more creative, says a study”
Psychology Today
“Does social rejection fuel creativity for people?”
Science Daily
“Don’t Get Mad, Get Creative: Social Rejection Can Fuel Imaginative Thinking, Study Shows”
Daily Mail
“Revenge of the nerds: Social rejection can ‘lead to imaginative thinking and strong independence’”
Psych Central
“Using Social Rejection to Drive Creativity”
Fast Company
“Are you a bit of a loser? Don’t worry, you’re probably really creative”
The New York Times (blog)
“The benefits of being politically correct.”
The Guardian
“Political correctness really works! Sorry conservatives, but science just said so.”
New York Magazine
“Creativity means not ignoring women.”
National Public Radio
“When working in mixed-sex groups, staying PC boosts productivity.”
Business News Daily
“At work, political correctness inspires creativity.”
The Atlantic
“How sexism stifles creativity.”
Fast Company
“Why being politically correct fosters more creative ideas.”
Fast Company
“Keep being creative: Creativity is as good for you as it is for your work.”