Power and status often work together, but having power without high status among your peers is a recipe for disaster. Eric Anicich, a former research coordinator at the Kellog School of Management, was part of a research team that conducted a study on the effects of power and status. He explains to Tim Muma how low status with power creates the opportunity for thoughts and feelings to take over and have damaging effects. An...

We continue our conversation about Power and status in the workplace and the effects it may have. Eric Anicich, a former research coordinator at the Kellog School of Management, was part of a research team that conducted a study on the effects of power and status. Eric and Tim Muma discuss how a vicious cycle of negativity can occur when power and status dont' mesh. They also talks about the role an organization's structure...