Adrian Furnham
Professor of psychology at The University of London
About Adrian
Adrian is a business psychologist at University College London (UCL).He has completed extensive consultancy research with both private and public-sector organisations.
He is also an academic who has written over 50 books, is a newspaper columnist and a regular commentator in the media. He travels abroad frequently and is much sought after as a motivational speaker.
Adrian is a serious academic who can explain important current ideas and concepts in a clear and understandable way. He is also very forthright when he feels something is nonsense, a passing fad, trivial or plain wrong. He is able to communicate his messages to audiences all over the world in an educational and very entertaining manner. Adrian is at ease speaking as a conference keynote or delivering a witty after dinner business speech.
Sample Topics
Managing in Turbulent Times;
Management Incompetence Why managers fail and derail;
Motivation in the work place;
The psychology of decision makingTeam building and Analysis;
Culture shock and working on other cultures;
Non verbal communication, body language and lying;
Change management in organisations;
The work place of the future work in 2020;
Stealing, cheating and whistle-blowing at work;
The Psychology of Money
Testimonials
"Adrian's presentation was extremely interesting, clear and perfectly pitched to the level of the audience. The use of examples and humorous anecdotes was well received." Royal Borough of KingstonPublications
Bad Apples - 2011;
Managing People in a Downturn - 2011;
Elephant in the Boardroom - 2010;
Body Language in Business - 2010;
People Management in Turbulent Times - 2009;
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Adrian Furnham has been Professor of Psychology at University College London since 1992. He has lectured widely abroad and held scholarships and visiting professorships at, amongst others, the University of New South Wales, the University of the West Indies, the University of Hong Kong and the University of KwaZulu-Natal. He has also been a Visiting Professor of Management at Henley Management College. He has recently been made Adjunct Professor of Management at the Norwegian School of Management (2009).Adrian has written over 50 books including Culture Shock (1994), The New Economic Mind (1995), Personality at Work (1994), The Myths of Management (1996), The Psychology of Behaviour at Work (1997), The Psychology of Money (1998), The Psychology of Culture Shock (2001), The Incompetent Manager (2003), The Dark Side of Behaviour at Work (2004), The People Business (2005), Personality and Intellectual Competence (2005), Management Mumbo-Jumbo (2006), Head and Heart Management (2007), The Psychology of Physical Attraction (2007), Personality and Intelligence at Work (2008) Management Intelligence (2008), Dim Sum Management (2008), 50 Psychology Ideas You Really Need To Know (2009), The Elephant in the Boardroom: The Psychology of Leadership Derailment (2009).
Adrian is a Fellow of the British Psychological Society and is among the most productive psychologists in the world. He is on the editorial board of a number of international journals, as well as the past elected President of the International Society for the Study of Individual Differences.
He has been a consultant to over 20 major international companies, with particular interests in top team development, management of change, performance management systems, psychometric testing and leadership development.
Adrian is also a journalist and was previously at the Financial Times. He still writes regularly for the Sunday Times and the Daily Telegraph and is a regular contributor to national and international radio and television stations including the BBC, CNN, and ITV.
Since 2007 he has been nominated by HR magazine as one of the 20 Most Influential People in HR. He speaks regularly at conferences around the world being well known as approachable, well-informed and entertaining.
