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What could make a CEO overpay for acquisitions and bring a business to its knees?

Restlessness, recklessness, impulsiveness Find out more

What could make a President invade Iraq and inflame the entire Middle East?

Certainty of vindication in a higher court Find out more

What could bring a great Wall Street firm to its knees, creating economic havoc and ruining lives?

Overconfidence in own judgement Find out more

What could make a Prime Minister declare a war that created a foreign policy disaster?

Concern with own image & presentation Find out more

What could make oil executives downplay risks on a rig that caused the biggest spill ever?

Disregard for possible unwanted outcomes Find out more

What could make a leader lose the support of her cabinet colleagues?

Contempt for others' advice Find out more

About Hubris

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TO HAVE HUBRIS SYNDROME, LEADERS MUST EXHIBIT AT LEAST THREE OR FOUR BEHAVIOURS FROM A LIST OF 14 “EXCRUCIATINGLY UNFLATTERING” SYMPTOMS

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Jan 26 The sound of power: Conveying and detecting hierarchical rank through...
Jan 21 Bad apples in the barrel: personality disorders at work. (2014)
Jan 13 How bankers believed their own hype. (2013)
Jan 08 Short Cuts. (2014). Narcissism ensnares an awful lot of people...
Dec 19 Shredded. Inside RBS, the bank that broke Britain. (2014)
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There is a growing body of opinion to suggest that the exercise of power can distort thinking and create personality changes in people that affect decision making. The Daedalus Trust’s mission is to raise awareness of such changes and understand them better.

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