Authoritarianism Begins at Work: Why Businesses Must Guard Against the Psychology of Control

In times of crisis or transition, the temptation to cling to certainty becomes dangerously appealing. But when certainty turns into absolutism—the belief that “whatever I think, believe, or say is correct, and only my version is valid”—we cross into the realm of authoritarian psychology. This mindset, at its extreme, has historically laid the foundation for…