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What decision makers can learn from Blair’s failures. (2016)
"Iraq war shows how an inner circle that becomes a cabal will confirm what CEOs think they know." Andrew Hill. ft.com 11 July 2016. It should come as no surprise...
Written by: Hill, Andrew; Financial Times, The.
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The Chilcot Report: Iraq’s grim lessons. (2016)
Then UK prime minister Tony Blair, "is not a liar and a war criminal (as many contend), but a man steered by a fatal combination of hubris, wishful thinking and...
Written by: Economist, The.
Read moreWhat kind of leaders do people love? (2016)
….To believe one’s local leadership style is the only way to success is to embrace the narcissistic tendencies Freud warned us about. Michael Sanger, Hogan Assessment Systems Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Hogan...
Written by: Sanger, Michael & Chamorro-Premuzic, Tomas.
Read moreHubris characterises African Bank boss Kirkinis, Myburgh Commission says. (2016)
"Hubris often indicates a loss of contact with reality and an overestimation of one’s own competence, accomplishments or capabilities Maarten Mittnjer, BusinessDay Live, Business / Financial Services, 12 May 2016...
Written by: Mittnjer, Maarten.
Read moreBrazil’s Rousseff undone by hubris, economic missteps, (2016)
"...stubbornness, economic mismanagement and a tendency toward self-isolation... led her to rebuff advice that might have averted recession and saved her politically. Reuters > World, Tuesday 10 May 2016 Brad...
Written by: Brooks, Brad; Prado, Paulo; Reuters
Read moreIncoming UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) chief warns of ‘hubris risk’ in firms’ culture. (2016)
"Hubris should be classed alongside credit and liquidity risks. Jill Treanor The Guardian>Regulators, Monday 9 May 2016. Andrew Bailey (pictured), incoming chief executive of the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA),...
Written by: Treanor, Jill.
Read moreBoom Bust Boom, a Pythonesque look at financial crashes. (2016)
“While Nobel Prize winners, academics and economists … mention numerous reasons for these meltdowns, hubris is often cited as the chief culprit Ken Jaworowski New York Times > Movies, 10...
Written by: Jarowski, Ken.
Read moreBoasting vs. humility: which one wins? (2016)
"...even the toxic part of a narcissist's personality can be judged positively if it's interspersed with a dash of humility." James Adonis, The Sydney Morning Herald>My Business 19March 2016 “…we...
Written by: Adonis, James.
Read moreWomen bosses turn into men says Germaine Greer. (2016)
“If you want to make the world a safer, kinder, happier place then simply substituting men with women wouldn’t cut it.” Greg Hurst The Times, 25 June 2016 Image: YLWA...
Written by: Greer, G.
Read moreSelfie-generation grades boosted ‘if lecturers are narcissists’. (2016)
“less narcissistic students struggled in classes with more narcissistic faculty.. However, more narcissistic students “thrived” with similarly self-obsessed instructors”. David Matthews, Times Higher Education 5 April 2016 Image: iStock For...
Written by: Matthews, David.
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