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“..the problem (of hubris) seems to be so widespread that it raises a bigger question: namely, should investors in funds (or directors of financial institutions) now be looking for a...

“Most companies do not collapse suddenly. It is a slow-motion train wreck but investors believe the nonsense that managers spout about their success long after the warning signs are there...

"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...

"Highly narcissistic CEOs may tend to do the opposite of what other directors have experienced to demonstrate their superiority. The researchers analysed the relationship between narcissism   Guoli Chen, INSEAD Assistant Professor...

Tony Blair is a narcissist with a messiah complex who is passionate about making money and lives a ‘strange life’ among the super-rich, according to a former close friend.  ...

"By eliminating uncertainty in policy, has the Federal Reserve spread complacency among the financial community and actually helped inflate market bubbles? The author argues that greater transparency at the Fed  ...

"Host Tom Sutcliffe asks whether it's better to lead from the front, or advise from the side-line. Richard Hytner celebrates the latter: those who wield influence and authority away from...

"...it takes a long time to change a faulty culture, especially one that makes economic sense for the people inside it.” Edward Hadas, Economics Editor, Reuters Breakingviews.com 6 November 2014...

"All the deposed rulers in the Arab Spring appear to fulfil the proposed diagnostic criteria for hubris syndrome as described by Lord Owen. They have been replaced by ‘democratically’ elected...

Telegraph. "Power corrupts and it has corrupted Vladimir Putin absolutely. As the drama in Ukraine continues, experts examine the mind and motivations of the man responsible. The Telegraph's 'Telegram' Podcast,  9...