Gareth Craze is a doctoral candidate in the Department of Organizational Behavior at Case Western Reserve University. A native of New Zealand, he received his Bachelors in Management & Employment Relations and his Masters in Management from The University of Auckland. Gareth's research interests center on the nexus between evolutionary theory, philosophy of business, executive coaching and cognitive science, with his general focus being the exploration of avenues through which aspects of human biology can be optimized in order to improve leadership and talent development.
Human psychology evolved over millions of years in relatively stable environments in small-scale communities. But, in the modern world, evolutionary mismatch can occur where a trait adapted for one environment is out of place where we live today.