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Speakers confirmed for Power, Gender and Hubris conference
The full line-up of speakers for our next conference has just been confirmed - and it's an impressive list. Power, Gender and Hubris will be held on 9 May 2017 at the...
Anti-Hubris Toolkit passes important milestone. (2016)
Plans for a practical Anti-Hubris Toolkit have reached an important milestone with the release of proposals for managing and mitigating hubris in business organisations. Co-produced by academics at Surrey Business School’s...
Just announced: Power, Gender and Hubris Conference 2017
Save the date 9 May 2017 for our next conference, being held at the Royal Society of Medicine in London. This event, the latest of several well-attended conferences Daedalus Trust...
REPORT: ‘Working with Hubris in the Coaching Relationship’ conference, Ashridge Business School. (2016)
The ‘house full’ sign was up (with a waiting list of 50) for this conference at Ashridge Business School in Berkhamsted on 13 June 2016. Keynote speeches were provided by...
Anti-hubris toolkit taking shape at Surrey
A practical ‘anti-hubris toolkit’ is taking shape in the UK at Surrey Business School’s Business Insights Lab. It’s an initiative founded on the belief that while academic research into the...
Trump’s 257 self-references in speech may suggest hubris. (2016)
In his 45 minute speech announcing his presidential candidacy, Donald Trump used 'I' a total of 195 times, 'my' or 'mine' 28 times, 'me' 22 times and 'I’ve' or 'I’d'...
Four threads to provide basis of first anti-hubris toolkit
The first anti-hubris toolkit, now being developed by participants in a Surrey Business School initiative, may be built around four key ‘products’ or threads: Hubris MoTs/health checks Organisational stories as...
Ashridge ‘hubris in coaching’ conference report coming soon
Interest was high in this conference, held at Ashridge Business School, Berkhamsted on June 13, and it ended with a waiting list of 50. After a few weeks gathering feedback, a...
June 13 conference a ‘sell-out’.
HR practitioners are increasingly aware of the risks of hubris in leaders, judging by the high levels of interest in Monday’s conference at the Ashridge Centre for Coaching. “Working with...
Riding the leadership rollercoaster: An observer’s guide. (2016)
"(tools to) prevent leaders becoming prisoners of their own past, making the same mistakes over and over again." Manfred F.R. Kets de Vries, INSEAD Springer NB - includes the chapter ‘Riding...