Chris Jackson
School of Management & Governance - BSc, UK | MPhil, UK | PhD, UK
Chris Jackson is a former Head of School and Professor at The University of New South Wales, Australia. Chris has been engaged in personality research for the last 35 years and has published over 120 articles including Psychological Bulletin, Personality and Social Psychology Review, Journal of Applied Psychology and Journal of Personality. His research is varied and covers many themes from meta theories of personality, structure of personality through to behavioural outcomes associated with personality and even the survivalist personality. Chris is an enthusiastic public talker and passionate about making research and Universities relevant to the community. He has won 3 Australian Research Council grants and achieved well over $1M of grant income. He has taken 14 PhD students through to successful conclusion and many have gone on to successful careers in personality research.
From This Author
Our vision of leadership is 2000 years past its use-by date
What does a modern leader look like? Not that different from a Roman in a toga, despite the millennia that have passed since those robes went out of fashion
What is the #1 missing link in business strategy implementation?
Most business strategy implementations fail to achieve objectives because there is a vital missing link when it comes to integrating strategy formulation with execution
Festive gestures: What the gifts you give say about you
Despite the seasonal pressure, there's more joy to be found in giving than taking
How survivalist leaders present a toxic danger
A capacity for self-preservation is a threat to everyone else
Stash or flash: What makes some people savers and other people spenders?
Whether you’re a Scrooge or a squanderer, there are larger forces at play when it comes to understanding why some people are good at saving and others are good at spending
A focus on goals rather than behaviour creates workplace monsters
While performance is important, it shouldn’t come at the expense of process
What motivates workaholism and should it be avoided?
A new study reveals why some people are prone to work too much
How smaller firms do well and could do even better
Does innovation lead to success or success lead to innovation?
Losing it: When the boss becomes a monster
New research links emotional self-regulation to a capacity to maintain attention