#84 | The dark side of power

"It is an illusion to believe that you are immune to the negative effects of power."

From Julius Caesar to Napoleon Bonaparte to Joseph Stalin: history is paved with rulers who were obsessed with their power. In fact, this applies not only to historical rulers, but to each and every one of us. Power changes us. It influences our thinking, our behavior - and often also our morals. But why is this the case?

"Powerful people no longer really pay attention to their surroundings."

Prof. Dr. Carsten C. Schermuly knows what power does to us. The graduate psychologist specializing in business psychology deals with power - and its dark sides. Schermuly shows why people in positions of power often become more impulsive or why their perception changes. And which psychological mechanisms play a role in this.

"We have to get power out of the dirty corner - otherwise it will pull us in."

In this episode, Schermuly talks to Georgiy Michailov about the effect of charisma, why banal criteria are crucial on the path to power and what each of us can do to get power out of the dirty corner. 

*Video only in German