Blogs/speeches

It’s human nature to take something that works and scale it. People who push the envelope will do that … until it stops working, they hit a wall. If they...

You never quite know how anyone is going to behave until they get into power. Tom Collins. Blogpost 18 October 2015 "I was once involved in the recruitment process for...

“In a recent cruise ship safety culture assessment I was pleased to see the captain and bridge crew actively encouraging the idea of challenging decisions. It’s not easy to introduce...

"There was too much over-confidence, a willingness to believe the advance hype that victory was inevitable. And then there was the biggest block of all: Mr Salmond’s refusal to listen...

"How can you fix your own hubristic tendencies? … The key is to admit to yourself that you could turn arrogant. When you see someone exhibit clear hubris, think:  ...

"We need leaders, and we need leaders with the appetite for it. Leaders need to get satisfaction from wielding power because if they don’t, they will not experience the pharmacological benefits  ...

"Separating risk from responsibility in the financial sector was not merely about creating perverse incentives, but about disengaging policy makers from the all too predictable consequences of such policies   Marianna...

“…the most significant progress (comes from) intellectual humility that lets us accept that most of what we know will ... before long, become wrong.” Elizabeth Nable, President of Brigham and Women’s Hospital, professor...

"We could analyze the speech patterns of corporate and government leaders and measure whether they have stepped over the edge of narcissism and lost touch with the realities of their...

"Denial, ego and hubris are all parts of human nature. They are like gravity. We don’t defeat them. To move forward we must actively resist them every day."   Eric...