BU ARTS & SCIENCES
Learning the Science of Personality
BU was a launch pad for Richard Davis' organizational psychology career
FORBES
5 Strategies For Building Productive Business Relationships
One of the things I have learned from working in many businesses, big and small, is that people are the key to success, rather than any specific business model or innovative product.
FAST COMPANY
How to get along with your work frenemy and protect yourself
Is there someone at work whom you don’t trust, but need to work closely with? Here’s how to proceed.
Forbes
How Technology Is Eroding Our Most Fundamental Human Skill
In an era dominated by Zoom meetings, Slack channels, and LinkedIn profiles, our ability to truly understand and connect with others is at risk.
The Motley Fool
How Are Canadians Feeling About the Economy?
We also talk with Richard Davis, author of the new book "Good Judgment," about the importance of a CEO's personality.
NBIC Book Bites
Judge People Effectively and Accurately Using Personality Science
Dr. Richard Davis is an organizational psychologist and managing director at Russell Reynolds Associates. He has extensive experience advising CEOs, including those leading Fortune 100 companies.
Motley Fool Money Podcast
How to Greet the Next Bear Market
If everyone else is buying, should you be too?
How to Use Science to Find the Right People for Your Real Estate Business w/Richard Davis, Ph.D
Real estate is a people business. You could buy several rental properties, but without the right people in the right roles, you’re going to be swimming upstream. Today’s guest has dedicated many years of study to this problem and is here to help you make better people decisions!
The ONE Thing Podcast
Making Better Business Decisions with the Science of Human Personality
Most people overestimate their ability to read people’s personalities. This leads to hiring the wrong people for the wrong roles, managing people in the wrong ways, and overall just making life harder for everyone.
USA TODAY BESTSELLER
Good Judgment: Making Better Business Decisions with the Science of Human Personality
From an experienced organizational psychologist comes a unique guide to learning how to better read and understand people and make improved...
THE GLOBE AND MAIL
Forget EQ, personality and these five factors can judge if a worker will succeed
Growing up in Toronto, Richard Davis used to play a game when travelling on the streetcar with his mother. He would pick out someone with an intriguing appearance and try to guess the story of their lives...
CNBC
Asking these 4 questions at work can make you more successful, says psychologist: ‘You can find out so much’
It’s hard to make the meaningful connections you need to succeed at work. Many people only have surface-level relationships with their colleagues — enough rapport for small life updates or brief banter, but no real sense of each other’s personality or character.
BIG THINK
Emotional intelligence has limits: Hone your “perceptivity” as well
Emotional intelligence can clue you in to how people are feeling in the moment. However, it doesn’t give you insight into the personality traits and deep-rooted issues that help you truly...
NPR
Reading other people accurately involves a finely tuned ability to judge and good perceptivity
Psychologist Dr. Richard Davis says, “It’s helpful to know if a person is angry; it’s much more meaningful to know if they’re an angry person.”...
PARADE
What Happens When You Ignore a Gaslighter? Psychologists Break It All Down
When you were growing up and dealing with a bully, did an adult ever tell you to, “Just ignore them”? It’s common advice when someone is causing us to experience emotional turmoil...
FAST COMPANY
3 things you can learn from your workplace frenemies
While you want to tread lightly when interacting with a frenemy, you also can learn much from them.
THE NEXT BIG IDEA CLUB
The Next Big Idea Club’s June 2024 Must-Read Books
I'm pleased to share what I consider the most promising, must-read nonfiction titles scheduled for release in June 2024. These titles make up our first group of nominees for Season 25 of the Next Big Idea Club.
Harvard Business Review
Can You Predict Leadership Failures?
Every once in a while, executives who should know better do stupid things. They seem to have it all, but they act like they want to lose it all...
KILBERRY.COM
CEOs are Obliged to have a Social and Political Point of View
Now that we have passed the halfway mark of this presidential term, we find ourselves midway through this season of Politics in America...
HARvard business review
Establish a Productive Private Equity Partnership
While the private equity (PE) industry’s reported resilience amid a global pandemic is a cause for celebration, one overlooked aspect of due diligence is a cause for concern....
THE GLOBE AND MAIL
The Ten Traits Top Leaders Possess.
You've got a remarkable résumé and exceptional experience, but do you have what it takes to be a phenomenal leader once you reach the top?...
A.M.A.
Intangibles of Leadership
What defines truly great leadership? If you have aspirations to the c-suite or another high-level leadership role, you’ve probably asked yourself this question before, and it’s a difficult one to answer...
KILBERRY.COM
CEOs as Citizen Leaders
Public expectations today demand that business leaders serve a social purpose beyond delivering financial performance.