Books

“…a reflection on military hubris and the part it played in 20th-century conflicts. Sir Alistair Horne, journalist, biographer and historian Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson “…Sir Alistair’s subject is the embedded...

“Organisational silos are bad enough. Even more damaging are silos of the mind - the unexamined assumptions, conventional categorisations and ingrained thought patterns underpinning everyday decision-making. Gillian Tett, senior Financial...

“..ideas on how strategic intelligence can help (Boards) prevail over destructive narcissism. Joseph H.A.M. Rodenberg, managing partner of Rodenberg Tillman & Associates, Netherlands Antoinette Rijsenbilt, Erasmus University Rotterdam, non-executive director...

“Pfeffer sets the record straight on the oft-made prescriptions for leaders to be honest, authentic, and modest, tell the truth, build trust, and take care of others,” Jeffrey Pfeffer, Professor...

Analysing Tony Blair’s war-time leadership (involving no less than four military interventions), the author asks “did other parts of the British power structure play their constitutional role?”" Pauline Schnapper, Professor...

"200 years after his defeat, what lessons can we learn from his successes and his failures? Stephanie Jones, Associate Professor of Organizational Behavior at Maastricht School of Management, Jonathan Gosling,...

Theodore Millon, Ph.D., D.Sc., Institute for Advanced Studies in Personology and Psychopathology Wiley Series on Personality Processes, Pub. John Wiley and Sons Ltd The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders...

"narcissism is a spectrum ... some level of it can make us better partners, courageous leaders, and intrepid explorers. Beware however of “extreme narcissists” who tend to be demanding, approval-seeking, manipulative. Dr Craig Malkin, Instructor...

"...leaders no longer understand global financial ecosystems' complexity... fragmented actors make millions of decisions in isolation ...finance and capitalism have decoupled from economic value and the values of civilisation itself. Tomorrow's...

“…underscores the contribution of hubris to economists' calamitous lack of foresight, and makes a persuasive case for re-engagement with the history of economic thought.   Professor Lord Desai, Honorary Fellow...