Ginevra Drinka, PhD

Some leaders seem to have a seemingly bottomless well of energy, while others tend to go with the flow. Why? Learn more about drive - the psychological engine of ambition - so you can leverage it on your team #leadership www.ginevradrinka.com/thought-lead...

Your insecurity is their sales strategy! I talk with marketing expert Dr. Mara Einstein about cult-like marketing techniques, rage bait, and the endless scrolling that can turn anxiety into purchases. Full video here: youtu.be/K1h_1FPPIPk

We’re demanding Meta provide answers after the No Kings Coalition’s Instagram account was temporarily suspended in the middle of a nationwide day of action. The company must explain what went wrong and make sure this doesn’t happen again. Read more: https://ow.ly/yHgk5101aNt

This might be effective when you’re a middle manager w/ lots of ICs. If you’re a leader managing other leaders…. This will be a recipe for failure. Imagine an EVP/SVP managing other VPs/directors. The complexity increases as you go up, context matters a ton, so AI would not do that well at all.

Me at my performance review

A study of Belgian business leaders and their staff finds that while cold-hearted and impulsive bosses are linked to worse employee performance, fearless and confident bosses can boost output for certain personality types.

Dominance-seeking workers see more sexual interest in coworkers’ behavior, and that may help explain harassment

Apollo’s chief economist finds that there is still no measurable impact of AI adoption on corporate America outside of big tech. Revenue per employee and profit margins are rising for the Magnificent Seven but flat for the other 493 S&P 500 companies.

In the 1980s, PCs were everywhere but productivity gains were nowhere to be found until the 1990s. The internet similarly took years to deliver an economic payoff. This is the Productivity J-Curve. Companies can adopt AI but until they change how they operate, they won’t financially benefit from it

Interacting with attractive women makes men stupid. The researchers found that even a few minutes with the attractive woman was enough to make the students slower and less accurate on the test. Women were unnaffected by interacting with handsome men. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Palantir CTO, Shyam Sankar, claims AI researchers are taking up smoking to prove how much they believe AI will cure cancer and he calls it a “mass psychosis.” AI psychosis is an under-diagnosed ailment making it through Silicon Valley as we speak.

This is slightly out of my normal lane, and I could charge six (hell maybe seven) figure to deliver this message as a consultant, but I’m gonna do it for free. Because I’m ✨enraged✨ People in the think tank/policy/inside the beltway DC world have ABSOLUTELY NO CLUE how mad people are abt Cornell. 🧵

#Caturday

Kittehs ❤️

Multiple wildlife sightings from the Oregon Coast 💙

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This tracks!

Fascinating that 🇺🇸 isn’t higher on this list!

We need to change norms around sexual harassment Yesterday Tessa West spoke up about a sexual harassment complaint she filed against John Jost. Not only is he a senior colleague in the dept of psychology, but he is one of the most prominant figures in the field of social and political psychology.

“The whole idea behind it is an experiment of a different way for humans to interrelate with sensitive biological areas and some of the most beautiful places in the world,” said site co-director Duncan Berry.

the World Cup final will be between two teams that Cape Verde played even through 90 minutes

Can learning to form healthy bonds reduce psychopathic behaviors?

There’s a thin line between creating a positive sense of urgency and management making their anxiety everybody’s problem.

Authoritarianism acts as a psychological bridge for dark personalities, study finds

Narcissists have a history with reflecting pools

Croatia > England LET'S GO CROATIA!!!

The quality of your sleep appears to shape your political behavior

Kurt Loder turns 81 today. We are old as fuck.

94% of customer service leaders expect to reduce human support agents due to AI usage. However 85% are reallocating agent capacity toward higher-value responsibilities that support customer growth, loyalty and long-term efficiency. This is in stark contrast to layoffs in tech due to AI adoption.

Can’t get enough 💜

I think the top character trait we need in future leaders is humility. Everything else we value flows from that

right at this very moment, someone in england is eating tuna and corn— together— on a baked potato

I paid my therapist a zillion dollars to tell me this, so I’m passing it on to anyone else in MN who needs to hear it: Think of taking time away to recharge not as not doing the work, but as doing quality control for the work. You’re not going to be able to show up to do it well if you’re depleted

Researchers confirm the detrimental effects of psychopathic traits on job performance

As the world becomes more uncertain, I’m guessing neuroticism will continue to increase…

The psychological desire to be the “true” victim predicts anti-democratic attitudes

I love watching the #London fireworks at 4pm on the West Coast. It’s a great way to ring in the new year before it gets too late and I can start thinking about getting ready for bed because I have the habits of an old lady 😂 #nye #happynewyear

After meeting with a colleague who’s super tuned into the state of IO psych globally - I may be pessimistic about current affairs, but not the state of IO!! #iopsych

Ugh the Brits are just so civilised. Wish we had this in the states. Found in the pub bathroom on the way out from Christmas lunch

Merry Christmas from Edinburgh 🎄

Edinburgh is magical ✨

Fancy that

Omg

"You’re assuming any complicated social problem can be solved by technology, when often, on the contrary, technology will make it worse." citizenlab.ca/2025/11/the-...

Just a reminder for no reason whatsoever that when the #dementia really gets going, all #inhibitions go out the window. Expect this #behavior to accelerate #cognitivedecline

Cutting-edge research shows language is not the same as intelligence. The entire AI bubble is built on ignoring it. Read more from @benjaminriley.bsky.social: www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...

Watching SLOMW and that polygraph episode😬 They measure phys arousal, HR, skin conductance and assume that “lying = stress.” anxiety, fear, shame, or discomfort can trigger same signals. examiner claiming 96% accuracy, refusing to go on camera, and name drop FBI? ..they getting scammed on camera

The problem facing men is that, like femininity, masculinity is defined by backward stereotypes about what men should be. These stereotypes – signs of financial success, respect & seniority at work & in public – have always been out of reach for many men. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...