The autocratic or "do as I say" leadership style is one in which the boss expects compliance with all work duties and assigned tasks. This leadership style is criticized in today's modern teamwork ...

For years, critics — from political rivals to international observers — have drawn troubling parallels between former President Trump and authoritarian leaders, citing his rhetoric and his effort to ...

Gift Article 10 Remaining As a subscriber, you have 10 articles to gift each month. Gifting allows recipients to access the article for free. President Donald Trump’s recent speech to the Department ...

A couple hundred years ago, the French philosopher Joseph de Maistre wrote, “Every nation gets the government it deserves.” As with other great one-liners, de Maistre’s bon mot has been repeated many ...

In recent times, the world has borne witness to heinous acts of violence and aggression committed by authoritarian regimes. The actions of Hamas in Israel, supported by Iran, and Russia’s activities ...

Sifting through the imminent challenges of the coming year it looks like the Covid threat will abate in a way that the geo-strategic threats will not – as Russia reverts inexorably to peak Cold War ...

Is Mark Zuckerberg an autocrat? The folks at Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) definitely think so. In a recently released research note, the corporate governance watchdog criticized Facebook ...

Narcissism does afflict autocratic leaders, according to research. Democracy researchers report that more than ‎one-third of the world’s population today lives under authoritarian rule. Autocratic ...

Like many people, I’ve lately been preoccupied by the mayhem-makers of the radical right, and by those in power who abet their work. But even as Nazis were invading Charlottesville, Virginia, in ...

Source: Kane I. Lynch, used with permission. As a psychologist familiar with leadership research and theory, I believe that Donald Trump exhibits the characteristics of an autocratic leader. Simply ...