#297 Richard Ronay: Evolution, Hierarchy, And Leadership
RECORDED ON DECEMBER 9th, 2019.
Dr. Richard Ronay is Associate Professor of Leadership and Management at University of Amsterdam Business School. His research interests include power and status; social hierarchy; leadership; inequality; overconfidence; social intelligence; decision making; evolutionary psychology; and social neuroendocrinology.
In this episode, we focus on human social hierarchies and leadership. We first talk about social hierarchy from an evolutionary perspective, the different kinds of hierarchies that we can establish, and sex differences in competition. Then we discuss leadership, the traits that tend to go along with it, and the role that traits like overconfidence and risk-taking might play. We also refer to the relationship between hierarchy and group effectiveness, and the relationship between reversal learning (the ability to detect changing contingencies) and social success. Finally, we talk about risk-taking as a sexual display strategy.
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Are humans hierarchical?
What can we learn about social hierarchy from evolutionary psychology?
Different types of hierarchies
Sex differences in competition
Leadership, and leadership traits
Is overconfidence a good trait for leaders?
Is there a relationship between risk-taking behavior and leadership?
Resource redistribution and social (and economic) inequality
Hierarchy and group effectiveness
Are modern organizations an evolutionary mismatch?
Reversal learning (the ability to detect changing contingencies), and social success
Risk-taking as a sexual display strategy in (young) men
Follow Dr. Ronay’s work!
Follow Dr. Ronay’s work:
Faculty page: http://bit.ly/2LDTg9D
Amsterdam Leadership Lab: http://bit.ly/2s84E6Q
ResearchGate profile: http://bit.ly/2oSTkcY
Some relevant papers:
The evolutionary psychology of leadership: Theory, review, and roadmap: http://bit.ly/36fWGaw
Sensitivity to Changing Contingencies Predicts Social Success: http://bit.ly/358GQyc
When Hierarchical Differentiation Increases Group Effectiveness: http://bit.ly/2RCnX2S
The Presence of an Attractive Woman Elevates Testosterone and Physical Risk Taking in Young Men: http://bit.ly/2P6whGt