Articles & blogs

“Too much self-confidence means you start missing the warning signs that you might be wrong … because, to you, the signs don’t even exist. Sydney Finkelstein ‘Syd weighs in’, BBC Worldwide...

"Left unattended, (markets) are prone to instability, excess and abuse. James Titcomb, The Telegraph, 10 June 2015   Bank of England Governor Mark Carney has declared that the “age of...

"Freakonomics …. reflected a wider overconfidence in economics. Like the discipline it emerged from, Freakonomics would have benefited from being humbler and rather more open to suggestions. The Guardian Editorial,...

“Blatter has long been addicted to the power and prestige afforded him by his job… At times he appeared divorced from the reality of his organisation” Owen Gibson, chief sports...

“(The) self-delusion that plagues Dick Fuld and Sepp Blatter is the signature trait of overreaching leaders and a clear signal of potential disaster ahead Andrew Hill, ft.com/management, 1 June 2015...

"... while some positive qualities may be attributed to related concepts and .. good self-esteem and ...proportionate pride in one’s achievements is welcome, hubris has no positive connotations and is unacceptable under all...

“The idea of equilibrium is a dangerous delusion.. The accuracy of his pessimistic conclusion remains to be seen.”   Stewart Lansley,  visiting fellow in the Townsend Centre for International Poverty...

"As its allure and self-confidence swells, Silicon Valley might repeat some of the political and social mistakes that created the Wall Street boom and bust. Gillian Tett FT.com, 26 March...

"Might the best guide to what is happening in Greece now be the heaving underbelly of Greek myth, that repository of the unimaginably cruel, disgraceful and disastrous aspects of human...

What practical steps can firms take to manage the “risk of blinding over-confidence”? Eric Shaw, operational psychologist and researcher specializing in insider risk issues; and Laura Sellers, Clinical Social Worker...