Running Hot Isn’t Always a Bad Thing

Posted on Wednesday, March 12, 2008 by Frank Roche

People who experience intense emotions make better choices than ones who are cool and impassive—not exactly the image of the ideal corporate decision maker. According to a study by the Academy of Management Journal, the key is that while these leaders experience strong emotions they don’t allow themselves to be led astray by them.

[Sent to me by Siobhan Ford at HBR from their Conversation Starters. Thanks, Siobhan!]