“Pathways to a More Human-Centred Leadership” is the title of the next session in the “Feeding a Cause” conversation cycle, an initiative promoted by the Serralves Foundation, in scientific partnership with the Universidade Católica Portuguesa.
This event will feature Arménio Rego, a lecturer at Católica Porto Business School, as the guest speaker.
It will take place on May 15th, at 6:30 p.m., in the Auditorium of the Manoel de Oliveira House of Cinema, at the Serralves Foundation.
Free entry upon registration here
Synopsis:
The first step towards ensuring more human-centred leadership is to guard ourselves against seductive, bold and self-assured leaders who manipulate and exploit their targets. This group includes narcissistic, Machiavellian and psychopathic leaders with predatory tendencies. In their pursuit of leadership positions that satisfy their cravings for grandeur, power, success and wealth, these leaders attract opportunists and followers who support them—either actively or passively. This toxic dynamic worsens when the “cooperation” between leaders and followers contributes to the erosion of institutional mechanisms designed to prevent abuses of power. This session will explore various defensive mechanisms against this toxic triangle: dark leaders, supported by susceptible followers, in a weakened institutional framework.
Biography:
Arménio Rego is a Full Professor at Católica Porto Business School, Portugal, where he also directs the LEAD.Lab. He is the author or co-author of over 50 books on leadership and people management. His most recent books include Paradoxes of Power and Leadership (Routledge, 2021; EURAM Book of the Year 2022), Positive Organizational Behavior: A Reflective Approach (Routledge, 2020), and Organizational Compassion – A Relational Approach (Routledge, 2024). He has published in academic journals such as Academy of Management Learning and Education, Group and Organization Management, Human Relations, Journal of Business Ethics, Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, Journal of Management, Organization Studies, and The Leadership Quarterly. Several of his research works have received national and international awards. In addition to his research and teaching, he has extensive experience in executive education and consultancy.
