Power

See POWER as a block to empathy.

Power really DOES corrupt the mind: The brain activity of CEOs changes as they climb the career ladder and causes them to lose the ability to empathise

• • "Neuroscientists measured the brain activity in people who felt powerful

  • Parts of the brain that deal with empathy were less responsive in people in power

  • Prolonged feelings of power lead to permanent damage to this part of the brain

  • The study did not look at exactly why power changes the way the brain works"