Until very recently reason and emotion were considered immeasurable aspects. But now that is changing thanks to the convergence of the fields of game theory, neuroscience, economics and psychology. These aspects have a direct link with leadership and the behaviour exhibited at various workplaces. Eyal Winter, a Professor at the Hebrew University has penned down a book titled Feeling Smart: Why our Emotions are more Rational than we Think. Here, he challenges the traditional thinking towards intelligence, and how it can actually be rationally measured. Emotions can also be a powerful guide towards the decision making. That is why empathy has been such as such a important aspect for those drafting the corporate strategy. Imaging techniques can now help track the original thought behind a number of corporate decisions. Violence on a per capita basis has declined substantially over the past century or so. The contrast is even higher, as we further go back in time. Mechanism theory can be applied to explain several such phenomena.

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