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

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

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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

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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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Feb 27 Performance for pay? The relation between CEO incentive compensation and...
Feb 25 Inside the mind of Vladimir Putin. (2015)
Feb 23 The corporate psychopaths theory of the global financial crisis. (2011)
Feb 18 The origin of failure: a multidisciplinary appraisal of the hubris...
Feb 13 Hubris syndrome in 2 minutes: video
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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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