Unnatural Selection

Leadership

The Psychology of CEO  Transitions

Derek Lusk Ph.D. on May 9, 2025

Becoming CEO is an identity shift. Explore four psychological phases, from letting go to crafting legacy, and how leaders can navigate power, culture, and self‑doubt.

Becoming CEO is an identity shift. Explore four psychological phases, from letting go to crafting legacy, and how leaders can navigate power, culture, and self‑doubt.

Leadership

The Psychology of Visionary Leadership

Derek Lusk Ph.D. on October 28, 2024

The history of business is the history of control, power, and bad leadership. Learn how visionaries take their organization on a meaningful adventure.

The history of business is the history of control, power, and bad leadership. Learn how visionaries take their organization on a meaningful adventure.

Free Will

Reclaim Your Existence in an Anti-Human World—I, Exist

Derek Lusk Ph.D. on May 29, 2024

Personal Perspective: The death of meaning is the fundamental problem of our time in a technology-driven, anti-human world.

Personal Perspective: The death of meaning is the fundamental problem of our time in a technology-driven, anti-human world.

Authenticity

Toward an Authentic Existence

Derek Lusk Ph.D. on March 4, 2024

There's tension between your real self and who others expect you to be. What does it really mean to live authentically?

There's tension between your real self and who others expect you to be. What does it really mean to live authentically?

Leadership

The Psychology of the Cosmos

Derek Lusk Ph.D. on February 19, 2024

The same forces that govern the universe are inside the mind. Discover how these forces shape human life and the organizations where we work.

The same forces that govern the universe are inside the mind. Discover how these forces shape human life and the organizations where we work.

Leadership

The Four CEO Beliefs: From Mind to Reality

Derek Lusk Ph.D. on December 22, 2023

Beliefs matter. They are the foundation of psychological life. Discover how the dynamic tension between four CEO beliefs underlies success or failure in organizational life.

Beliefs matter. They are the foundation of psychological life. Discover how the dynamic tension between four CEO beliefs underlies success or failure in organizational life.

Leadership

C-Suite Executives: The Guardians of Human Experience

Derek Lusk Ph.D. on August 28, 2023

Gone are the days of being ruled by top-down commands. Discover how humanism is changing C-suite leadership and elevating the human experience.

Gone are the days of being ruled by top-down commands. Discover how humanism is changing C-suite leadership and elevating the human experience.

Leadership

The CEO Revolution: De-Managing Organizations in Chaos

Derek Lusk Ph.D. on July 9, 2023

Explore a transformative leadership era in which de-management overthrows centralized control, adaptability supersedes dogma, and chaos galvanizes change.

Explore a transformative leadership era in which de-management overthrows centralized control, adaptability supersedes dogma, and chaos galvanizes change.

Cross-Cultural Psychology

CEOs and the Fate of Organizations

Derek Lusk Ph.D. on April 16, 2023

How do you create a rapid revolution that changes the trajectory of an organization overnight?

How do you create a rapid revolution that changes the trajectory of an organization overnight?

Leadership

3 Tips for Breaking Bias in Succession Planning

Derek Lusk Ph.D. on January 26, 2023

Our brain selects socially aggressive and charismatic leaders, regardless of their leadership talent. How can organizations remove bias from succession planning?

Our brain selects socially aggressive and charismatic leaders, regardless of their leadership talent. How can organizations remove bias from succession planning?

Environment

Psychological Values of the Future

Derek Lusk Ph.D. on September 30, 2022

The new nature of human nature is breaking down authoritarian hierarchies to deal with the Information Age. What is the psychology of the future?

The new nature of human nature is breaking down authoritarian hierarchies to deal with the Information Age. What is the psychology of the future?

Leadership

How to Win the Money and People Game in Business

Derek Lusk Ph.D. on June 6, 2022

Business is about money and people. Yet many organizations exclusively focus on money at the expense of people. Here is a 6-step playbook for creating a people-first organization.

Business is about money and people. Yet many organizations exclusively focus on money at the expense of people. Here is a 6-step playbook for creating a people-first organization.

Leadership

Using Psychology to Decide Who Will Lead

Derek Lusk Ph.D. on May 2, 2022

Executives running organizations are no doubt good at politics, but many of them are bad at real leadership. So how do we stop political charlatans from destroying organizations?

Executives running organizations are no doubt good at politics, but many of them are bad at real leadership. So how do we stop political charlatans from destroying organizations?

Leadership

The Psychology of Complexity

Derek Lusk Ph.D. on January 23, 2022

The world is traveling toward hyper-complexity at supersonic speeds, making organizational leadership a tough job. Here is how we can use psychology to identify leaders of the future.

The world is traveling toward hyper-complexity at supersonic speeds, making organizational leadership a tough job. Here is how we can use psychology to identify leaders of the future.

Leadership

Stop Using Work Experience to Hire Executive Leaders

Derek Lusk Ph.D. on July 11, 2021

Using work experience to hire top executives is often discriminatory and ineffective. Here's why.

Using work experience to hire top executives is often discriminatory and ineffective. Here's why.

Career

26 Tactics for Getting Promoted at Work

Derek Lusk Ph.D. on February 3, 2021

Discover the secret to getting ahead at work and achieve your next promotion right now.

Discover the secret to getting ahead at work and achieve your next promotion right now.

Psychology

5 Tips for Finding Meaning in Regular Old Life

Derek Lusk Ph.D. on January 3, 2021

The world is in disarray. Are you struggling to find meaning in it all? Use these five science-backed tips to reinvigorate and energize your life.

The world is in disarray. Are you struggling to find meaning in it all? Use these five science-backed tips to reinvigorate and energize your life.

Leadership

Dynamic Leadership: 3 Useful Tips to Boost Your Flexibility

Derek Lusk Ph.D. on December 13, 2020

The world is on the edge of chaos, and research shows leadership flexibility is the key to navigating disruption. Here are three tips for seamlessly adapting to any situation.

The world is on the edge of chaos, and research shows leadership flexibility is the key to navigating disruption. Here are three tips for seamlessly adapting to any situation.

Altruism

Facing Off: Your Bright Side Versus the Dark Twin

Derek Lusk Ph.D. on September 14, 2020

As much as we like to bask in self-delusional glory, we must take a walk into darkness to survive the perennial struggle between the bright and dark sides of human nature.

As much as we like to bask in self-delusional glory, we must take a walk into darkness to survive the perennial struggle between the bright and dark sides of human nature.

Leadership

The Psychology of Kodak’s Downfall

Derek Lusk Ph.D. on August 12, 2020

Kodak was a victim of its own psychology, teaching us four lessons about executive leadership.

Kodak was a victim of its own psychology, teaching us four lessons about executive leadership.