News media articles

“Hubris has a nasty habit of breeding disaster, particularly when combined with oodles of cheap debt.” Gillian Tett, Ft.com > FT Magazine, 8 April 2016 “...in 1990 the Japanese bubble...

"It was … up there with Lloyds’ merger with HBOS or Royal Bank of Scotland’s acquisition of ABN Amro in the roll call of disastrously ill-judged takeovers. Jeremy Warner The...

“Given loss-making Tesla’s history of missed deadlines, this target needed to be met to earn the faith of consumers and investors alike BBC News: technology (online) 5 April 2016 “Tesla Motors...

"Can a coach or mentor change the behaviour of a destructive organisational sociopath? This practitioner says no. Comments taken from an edition of the BBC Radio 4 programme ‘The Bottom...

“The chance that electing an exciting leader may yield a gigantic return keeps tempting directors and investors to hubris-prone full-charisma CEOs. Their instinct is half-right.” Andrew Hill Ft.com/management 14 March...

“..For every question scientists answer on testosterone, more are raised in its place Harry Pettit MailOnline 30 December 2016. “Testosterone has long been associated with aggression and competition in men....

“… if rudeness damages your cognitive system then you can’t function appropriately in a complex situation. Travis McKnight nymag 26 Oct 2016 Photo: Karen Neal/ABC Based on research by Prof....

Four early signals from a prospective CEO’s behavior help… predict failure or success. Tim Lasseter, advisor at Strategy&, PwC’s strategy consulting business and University of Virginia professor strategy+business, 21 Nov...

"The result may be a comfort to those chief executives who prefer to keep a low profile." Andrew Hill ft.com 18 Jan 2016 “Only four in 10 people can name...

"Boards and executives should not abdicate from making the important choices." Andrew Hill ft.com/management 23 November 2015 “HBOS, the UK bank that was one of the biggest casualties of the...