Adrian Furnham

Professor Adrian Furnham is an Organisational and Applied Psychologist and Management Expert.

Furnham was educated at the London School of Economics, where he obtained a distinction in an MSc Econ., and at Oxford University, where he completed a doctorate (D.Phil) in 1981.

He has subsequently earned a D.Sc (1991) and a D.Litt (1995) degree.

Previously a lecturer in Psychology at Pembroke College, Oxford, he was Professor of Psychology at University College London from 1992 to 2018.

Professor Furnham has lectured overseas 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 also been made Adjunct Professor of Management at the Norwegian School of Management (2009) and Honorary Professor at the University of KwaZulu-Natal (2014).

Adrian consults with many organisations in various sectors (particularly airlines, banks, civil service) and other countries (particularly continental Europe and Asia).

He is also an experienced conference speaker, delivering presentations worldwide.

Furnham has written over 1300 scientific papers and 95 books, the latest being The Psychology of Spies and Spying.

He is on the editorial board of several international journals, and he is the past elected president of the International Society for the Study of Individual Differences.

Adrian enjoys writing popular articles, travelling to exotic countries, consulting on real-life problems, arguing at dinner parties and going to the theatre. He hopes never to retire!

Adrian Furnham – Keynote Speaker:

Speaking topics by Adrian include:

• Attractiveness: The Science of Human Beauty.
• Body Language: The Psychology of Non-Verbal Communications, particularly lying.
• Colour: The Psychology of Colour: preferences and effects.
• Creativity: The Psychology of creativity, innovation and change.
• Culture Shock: The psychology of travel, settlement and adaptation
• Future of Work: How have Covid, AI and politics changed the work of work?
• Happiness: What are the causes and consequences of happiness and well-being?
• Humour: What is funny and why?
• Leadership Derailment: Many business leads fail and derail because of the leaders they choose.
• Money: Money beliefs and habits, work motivation and money madness.
• Office Politics: the psychology of being skilful and savvy at work.
• Influence and Negotiation: what are the fundamentals of persuading and selling?
• Spying: What do spies do, and how do they do it
• Emotional Intelligence.
• Generation Differences
• Psychological Testing.
• Performance Management Systems.
• Psychometric Testing.
• Psychology of Management.
• Human Resources.

As a keynote speaker, Adrian Furnham is approachable, well-informed and entertaining. Lectures can be adapted to be anywhere between 45 minutes and 1.5 hours. They are facilitated by PowerPoint presentations, which can be made available to guests afterwards. Each lecture can be “interactive”, with exercises and quizzes as required.

Adrian Furnham Books:

As an author, Adrian Furnham has written over 95 books, including:

• The Protestant Work Ethic
• Personality at Work
• The Psychology of Behaviour at Work
• The Myths of Management
• The Psychology of Money
• The Incompetent Manager
• The Dark Side of Behaviour at Work
• The People Business
• Personality and Intellectual Competence
• Management Mumbo-Jumbo
• Head and Heart Management
• The Psychology of Physical Attraction
• Personality and Intelligence at Work
• Management Intelligence
• Dim Sum Management
• 50 Psychology Ideas you really need to know
• The Psychology of Culture Shock
• The Elephant in the Boardroom: The Psychology of Leadership Derailment
• People Management in Turbulent Times
• The Psychology of Personnel Selection
• Body Language in Business