Articles & blogs

“…Too often, high levels of CEO pay are explained by the power and personality of the individual CEO … Article based on research by Dr Almuth McDowall and colleagues from...

“We really don’t know how to pick good leaders, due to psychological biases and trying to serve our own self-interests rather than the greater good.” Ronald E. Riggio Psychology Today,...

A personal view of recent political events as seen through the lens of hubris and ‘the intoxicating effects of power’. (Another in an occasional series of contributions from friends of...

Participants’ cognitive biases can both help and hinder scenario thinking: but expert facilitation can challenge and attenuate individuals’ overconfidence. Stephanie Bryson, Megan Grime, Adarsh Murthy and George Wright; Strathclyde Business School. Chapter in Behavioral...

"The Chilcot report (into the war in Iraq) is … also a study into how decision-making can go wrong. Here are nine lessons (from Chilcot) for investors. Chris Dillow. Investor...

"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...

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...

“…once in power, a leader with an Antisocial Personality Disorder (ASPD) thrives on continuing conflict and never seeks peace." Frederick M. Burkle, Jr, MD, MPH, DTM, FAAP, FACEP. Harvard Humanitarian Initiative,...

….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...

"..science finds that power is not grabbed but is given to individuals by groups.... your ability to make a difference in the world - your power - is shaped by what...