Ginevra Drinka, PhD
@cascadialeadership.bsky.social
Taking pictures of flowers and talking about (corporate) psychopathy/dark triad and AI so we can select and develop better leaders. Org psychologist and executive coach. Views my own.
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Drive and Leadership: Why Drive Predicts Leadership Emergence and Long-Term Success — Ginevra Drinka
Discover why drive—the internal engine that fuels persistence, motivation, and volitional control—is one of the strongest predictors of leadership emergence and leadership success. Learn how drive dif...
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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
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Love this take.
Grad Students: The Larry Summers news should shed any shred of imposter syndrome you've felt in academia. Clearly, academics* can be far from perfect (at everything from spelling to relationships to human decency) and still make it all the way to the top of ivory tower.
November 13, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Love this take.
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The best predictor of future behavior is past behavior.
November 12, 2025 at 7:26 PM
The best predictor of future behavior is past behavior.
Anger fuels political movements, too.
Is anger the secret fuel for your next big idea? A new study suggests it could help
Is anger the secret fuel for your next big idea? A new study suggests it could help
Feeling angry may fuel creativity, a new study finds. The research clarifies the complex and sometimes sinister relationship between our moods and our capacity for original thought.
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November 12, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Anger fuels political movements, too.
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Our nervous system cares more about safety than it cares about learning. If we wanna level up our life, we're gonna have to get realistic about what it needs to hear & what it needs us to do to feel safe first-- &, spoiler, we're not gonna force or shame it into feeling safe.
November 9, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Our nervous system cares more about safety than it cares about learning. If we wanna level up our life, we're gonna have to get realistic about what it needs to hear & what it needs us to do to feel safe first-- &, spoiler, we're not gonna force or shame it into feeling safe.
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I’m taking a much-needed few days off, however I did see many things in the news that I will address later on including somehow some dude suggests that women ruined the workplace and some how it made the New York Times.
November 7, 2025 at 7:11 PM
I’m taking a much-needed few days off, however I did see many things in the news that I will address later on including somehow some dude suggests that women ruined the workplace and some how it made the New York Times.
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Part of the reason I think there isn’t as much pressure around stopping ChatGPT re: suicide/psychosis as compared to stuff like Panera Lemonade is because people are inclined to blame it on mental illness versus the tech, a kind of victim-blaming mentality that fits neatly into just world fallacy
November 8, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Part of the reason I think there isn’t as much pressure around stopping ChatGPT re: suicide/psychosis as compared to stuff like Panera Lemonade is because people are inclined to blame it on mental illness versus the tech, a kind of victim-blaming mentality that fits neatly into just world fallacy
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Research suggests rich people tend to be more selfish – but why is that?
Research suggests rich people tend to be more selfish – but why is that?
A growing body of psychological research suggests wealth can foster selfishness, unethical behavior, and emotional disconnection, hinting that money might subtly reshape how people treat others.
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November 8, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Research suggests rich people tend to be more selfish – but why is that?
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Number 1 for eleven years running. But who’s counting?
Greatest city in the world.
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Greatest city in the world.
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November 8, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Number 1 for eleven years running. But who’s counting?
Greatest city in the world.
www.londonandpartners.com/newsroom/new...
Greatest city in the world.
www.londonandpartners.com/newsroom/new...
Yikes
Younger adults show higher levels of Machiavellianism and psychopathy
Younger adults show higher levels of Machiavellianism and psychopathy
People often change as they age—but do their darker tendencies shift too? A new study in Deviant Behavior suggests that Machiavellianism and psychopathy tend to decline over adulthood, while narcissism appears to stay relatively steady across the lifespan.
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November 8, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Yikes
I don’t know who else needs to hear this 🤷♀️, but sadists don’t make for good leaders 🤦♀️😭
November 7, 2025 at 2:53 PM
I don’t know who else needs to hear this 🤷♀️, but sadists don’t make for good leaders 🤦♀️😭
No it can’t. Just no, for so, so many reasons.
A new paper suggests a photo can tell a recruiter much about an applicant’s personality
Should facial analysis help determine whom companies hire?
A new paper suggests a photo can tell a recruiter much about an applicant’s personality
econ.st
November 7, 2025 at 2:12 PM
No it can’t. Just no, for so, so many reasons.
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The job market in the age of AI
November 7, 2025 at 4:04 AM
The job market in the age of AI
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Why saying no is harder than it should be.
Why We’re Wired to Obey—And How to Reclaim Your Voice
Why saying no is harder than it should be.
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November 5, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Why saying no is harder than it should be.
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The psychology of a troll may start with a specific type of envy
The psychology of a troll may start with a specific type of envy
What drives online trolls? A new study suggests a specific type of envy and a preference for certain media content may connect narcissistic personality traits to aggressive online behavior
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November 2, 2025 at 5:18 PM
The psychology of a troll may start with a specific type of envy
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You're not "choosing" to react. You're not "choosing" anxiety or depression. Your mind & body are reflexively responding & functioning in ways they've been programmed to. Changing those patterns involves more than "choosing" differently.
Grace over guilt. Recovery is a project.
Grace over guilt. Recovery is a project.
November 1, 2025 at 4:34 PM
You're not "choosing" to react. You're not "choosing" anxiety or depression. Your mind & body are reflexively responding & functioning in ways they've been programmed to. Changing those patterns involves more than "choosing" differently.
Grace over guilt. Recovery is a project.
Grace over guilt. Recovery is a project.
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Women’s generative AI hesitancy is rooted in rationality, not hysteria. It is not risk aversion. It is risk awareness: AI hallucinations, biased outputs, privacy concerns, and (rational) expectations of being judged more harshly for using it on the job.
ssir.org/articles/ent...
ssir.org/articles/ent...
The AI Gender Gap Paradox (SSIR)
A case for fierce ambivalence
ssir.org
November 2, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Women’s generative AI hesitancy is rooted in rationality, not hysteria. It is not risk aversion. It is risk awareness: AI hallucinations, biased outputs, privacy concerns, and (rational) expectations of being judged more harshly for using it on the job.
ssir.org/articles/ent...
ssir.org/articles/ent...
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Your politics are just as hot as your profile picture, according to new online dating study
Your politics are just as hot as your profile picture, according to new online dating study
Your political party can make or break a first impression on dating apps. But a new study suggests another political trait might be even more attractive to potential partners.
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November 1, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Your politics are just as hot as your profile picture, according to new online dating study
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A year ago, 250 million people were using ChatGPT every week. By February, it was up to 400 million. Now it’s 800 million. Of those, untold legions of people are confessing their innermost secrets to AI.
This is the story of two people—and their bots—on the very edge of therapy's new frontier.
This is the story of two people—and their bots—on the very edge of therapy's new frontier.
The Haunting Story of Two People—and Their Bots—on Therapy’s New Frontier
As millions confide in ChatGPT about their most intimate problems, these relationships are even stranger, more moving, and more insidious than we've imagined.
www.wired.com
October 31, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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"A new study published in the journal Computers in Human Behavior..showed that everyone was bad at estimating their own performance after being asked to complete a series of tasks using ChatGPT.. What’s..surprising is that higher AI literacy brings more overconfidence.”
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AI Is Causing a Grim New Twist on the Dunning-Kruger Effect, New Research Finds
New research shows how AI tools is making a Dunning-Kruger specimen out of everyone that uses them, no matter how smart.
futurism.com
October 30, 2025 at 3:47 PM
"A new study published in the journal Computers in Human Behavior..showed that everyone was bad at estimating their own performance after being asked to complete a series of tasks using ChatGPT.. What’s..surprising is that higher AI literacy brings more overconfidence.”
futurism.com/artificial-i...
futurism.com/artificial-i...
There are two paths to #power: prestige (knowledge, education, ideas) and brute force (fear, control, coercion).
Guess which one consistently builds healthier, more prosperous societies?
Guess which one consistently builds healthier, more prosperous societies?
October 30, 2025 at 3:45 PM
There are two paths to #power: prestige (knowledge, education, ideas) and brute force (fear, control, coercion).
Guess which one consistently builds healthier, more prosperous societies?
Guess which one consistently builds healthier, more prosperous societies?
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Weak leaders insist that they're the best. They seek attention to feed their egos, and measure success by how many followers they attract.
Strong leaders ask how they can get better. They seek feedback to fuel their growth, and gauge success by how many lives they improve.
Strong leaders ask how they can get better. They seek feedback to fuel their growth, and gauge success by how many lives they improve.
October 30, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Weak leaders insist that they're the best. They seek attention to feed their egos, and measure success by how many followers they attract.
Strong leaders ask how they can get better. They seek feedback to fuel their growth, and gauge success by how many lives they improve.
Strong leaders ask how they can get better. They seek feedback to fuel their growth, and gauge success by how many lives they improve.
Free #Cascadia!
Today I announced an agreement between Washington state, Oregon, and British Columbia to renew and strengthen our partnership.
Together, the Cascadia region will address housing affordability, invest in clean energy, and create the conditions for long-term economic growth.
Together, the Cascadia region will address housing affordability, invest in clean energy, and create the conditions for long-term economic growth.
October 30, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Free #Cascadia!
Ok, this gets into creepy analytics territory (also the title of a great book in the people analytics space) but there are some use cases here around mental illness that would be FASCINATING (and potentially horrifying if used to the wrong ends) for detection.
NEW: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said earlier this month that ChatGPT now has 800 million weekly active users. The company’s estimates therefore suggest that every seven days, around 560,000 people may be exchanging messages with ChatGPT that indicate they are experiencing mania or psychosis.
Here's How Many People May Use ChatGPT During a Mental Health Crisis Each Week
OpenAI released initial estimates about the share of users who may be experiencing symptoms like delusional thinking, mania, or suicidal ideation, and says it has tweaked GPT-5 to respond more effecti...
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October 28, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Ok, this gets into creepy analytics territory (also the title of a great book in the people analytics space) but there are some use cases here around mental illness that would be FASCINATING (and potentially horrifying if used to the wrong ends) for detection.
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The Federal Trade Commission received 200 complaints mentioning ChatGPT between November 2022 and August 2025. Several attributed delusions, paranoia, and spiritual crises to the chatbot.
People Who Say They’re Experiencing AI Psychosis Beg the FTC for Help
The Federal Trade Commission received 200 complaints mentioning ChatGPT between November 2022 and August 2025. Several attributed delusions, paranoia, and spiritual crises to the chatbot.
wrd.cm
October 26, 2025 at 5:30 PM
The Federal Trade Commission received 200 complaints mentioning ChatGPT between November 2022 and August 2025. Several attributed delusions, paranoia, and spiritual crises to the chatbot.
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Psychology study finds spill-over effects of nature visits on daily happiness
Psychology study finds spill-over effects of nature visits on daily happiness
A recent study suggests that visiting natural spaces can enhance daily happiness. Whether walking through a park or by a river, people reported better moods on days spent in nature, including those with mental health conditions like anxiety or depression.
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October 13, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Psychology study finds spill-over effects of nature visits on daily happiness