The dog whistle was brought out fairly frequently in 2025 as rightwing political figures tested our limits.
- Distinguished Professor of Leadership and Organisation, Lancaster University
It’s often too challenging or dangerous for workers to stand up to men in positions of power.
Carefully chosen music encourages a sense of unity, sending important messages to the wider electorate that reinforce and differentiate the identity and values of the party and its leaders.
The 2020 US election is a battle of two masculinities – one authoritarian, the other paternalistic.
‘Prozac leaders’ believe their own rhetoric that “everything is going well”. But this wishful thinking can quickly contaminate organisations, and has been disastrous during the pandemic.
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