Articles & blogs
What pushes scientists to lie? The disturbing but familiar story of Haruko Obokata. (2015)
"If Obokata hadn’t tried to be a world-beater, chances are her sleights of hand would have gone unnoticed… John Rasko and Carl Power, The Guardian 18 February 2015 “The spectacular...
Written by: Rasko, J and Power, C.
Read moreWe need to protect the whistleblowers who save our skins but pay the price. (2015)
"Deepwater Horizon could have been prevented had BP listened to just one of the many warnings coming from whistleblowers inside the company." Kate Kenny, Reader in Management at Queen's University...
Written by: Kenny, Kate.
Read moreWhy those at the top still need a helping hand. (2015)
"Sometimes the boss doesn't have all the answers and has to modify their position. In the face of compelling evidence, that's what should happen Katie Hope, Business Reporter, BBC website...
Written by: BBC
Read moreAn open letter to Stuart Gulliver: HSBC is now paying the price for its hubris in recent years. (2015)
"You have used this to stand off to one side, basking in the glow of your own hubris. This has to end." James Moore, The Independent, Tuesday 24 February 2015 (Addressed...
Written by: Moore, James.
Read moreEnd of ‘Murder on the Orient Express’ defence for top UK bankers. (2015)
Rules providing for individual accountability “will put senior managers at UK banks under real pressure". James Titcomb, The Telegraph 16 March 2015 Top UK bankers will have to bear...
Written by: Titcomb, James.
Read moreGuest Blog: A test of leadership. (2015)
"Hubris can be described as over-confidence on steroids." Our latest in an occasional series of guest blogs comes from Professor Dennis Tourish. “A test of leadership" discusses the importance of listening to opposing views...
Written by: Tourish, Dennis.
Read moreHow toxic leaders destroy people as well as organisations. (2015)
"… toxic leadership … is endangering the well-being of organisational members, compromising future sustainable organisational, community and societal performance and success. Theo Veldsman, Professor and Head, Department of Industrial Psychology...
Written by: Veldsman, Theo.
Read moreHubris Syndrome: Diminished empathy and unbridled intuition. (2015)
"I have become increasingly interested in two interlocking features that seem to be associated with Hubris Syndrome, namely diminished empathy and unbridled intuition. Speech by the Rt Hon Lord...
Written by: Owen, Lord David.
Read moreCritics blame Erdogan ‘hubris’ for currency weakness. (2015)
"As (Erdogan's) power has increased so has his hubris and there are now very few people around him who dare to speak the truth about what is happening in the economy...
Written by: Dombay, Daniel.
Read moreUnderstanding how finance has moved from “Hubris to Disgrace”. (2015)
"As banking scandals continue.. the question is whether regulations can protect citizens … (against bankers with) a deep-seated disregard for the rules? Mark Esposito, Harvard University Extension & Grenoble School...
Written by: Esposito, Mark: Tse, Terence.
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