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Executive Education
Faculty
Nathanael Fast
Nathanael Fast studies the underpinnings of power and influence in organizations and society. His research examines the psychological determinants and consequences of hierarchy, social networks, and new technology adoption, with implications for the future of work. He directs the Hierarchy, Networks, & Technology Lab (HiNT Lab) at USC and is Co-Director of the Psychology of Technology Institute. He received his PhD in Organizational Behavior from Stanford University and has been recognized for both teaching and research, including USC’s Golden Apple Teaching Award, the Dean’s Award for Excellence in Research, and Poets & Quants “Best 40 B-school Profs Under the Age of 40.”
Current Courses:
Transform into a leader that employees will be eager to follow
What fuels you? Through a unique approach that is backed by science and widely tested with executives, you will hone your sense of higher purpose as a leader while developing new tools and strategies for growing your power and influence. This program will simultaneously help you identify your leadership objectives, find and maximize your unique sources of power, and turn your purpose into reality....
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Fast, N. J., & Chen, S. (2009). When the boss feels inadequate: Power, incompetence, and aggression. Psychological science, 20(11), 1406-1413. |
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Fast, N. J., Gruenfeld, D. H., Sivanathan, N., & Galinsky, A. D. (2009). Illusory control: A generative force behind power’s far-reaching effects. Psychological Science, 20(4), 502-508. |
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Fast, N. J., Sivanathan, N., Mayer, N. D., & Galinsky, A. D. (2012). Power and overconfident decision-making. Organizational behavior and human decision processes, 117(2), 249-260. |