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“The main consequence of the regulators’ costly and time-consuming inquiry into the £20.5bn collapse of HBOS is, wait for it: yet another costly and time-consuming inquiry. Caroline Binham and Emma...

"It was in this heady atmosphere that executives made the fateful decisions that led HBOS to expand unsustainably, leaving it hopelessly overstretched when the credit crunch struck. Tim Wallace The...

"..my Gen Y friend’s view was that the organisation was lucky to have him ...it was less about what he could contribute and more about the opportunities that his employer...

“These findings ...  speak to the fundamental question of whether it is ‘lonely at the top’ or lonelier at the bottom... (and) suggest power and loneliness are negatively related." Adam Waytz,...

“…leadership experts predictably surfaced dozens of differences between Francis and Trump. But they also brought up a surprising number of similarities Leigh Buchanan, Editor-at-large Inc Magazine 25 Sept 2015 Image:...

"...it is time for organizations to understand that their best potential managers are not the people who stand out, self-promote, take credit for others’ achievements, or have mastered the politics...

“You have to avoid hubris, triumphalism… you’ve only got two or three years and after that you do lose the plot… (after our victory) in 1987 we thought it was...

“The psychological benefits of power (may) substitute for the human need to belong to social groups Adam Waytz, Eileen Chou, Joe Magee, Adam Galinsky The New York Times, 24 July...

"..modern politics is less violent than that of ancient Rome but the basic principles of power and ambition are universal and unvarying… Robert Harris, best-selling thriller writer Daily Mail /...

"When in power, we need to be more conscious of how direct communication, silence and ambiguity can affect others. Adam Galinsky, Professor of Business, Columbia Business School ‘Preoccupations’, New York...