Conferences/cafés

"I should start with one of the most charismatic politicians of the 20th Century, Franklin D Roosevelt. He was not a consensual figure; he knew how to hate… he was...

"Derailers in organisations are inevitable and their impact increases as they move up the career ladder. At the same time, counter-balances decrease; there is no-one contradicting or advising people as...

“Approach and avoidance are fundamental human urges – approaching things we need, like food or sex, and avoiding things that will destroy us. ….The ‘approach’ system of the brain is...

"There are problems with the way leadership is approached and theorised about…. There is an almost over-fixation with leadership and the idea that it is the single most important thing...

"I'm very interested in this question of management derailment and why leaders cock-up and fail." Adrian Furnham, Professor of Psychology, Clinical, Educational & Health Psychology, Division of Psychology & Language...

"Delegates heard about the psychological and biological effects of stress in triggering hubristic behaviour in leaders and possible ways to check its malign effects. Joy Ogden, freelance medical writer Progress...

Taylor, Martin, “The love of power does more damage than the love of money ... of all the avenues .. a teenage daughter is the most successful puncturer of a CEO’s...

Clayton & Wilkins. "There is a bit of Hubris in everyone. One might wonder why that is? It can be argued that we place too much importance on the self...

"..in the senior positions of organisations, hubris can become a contagious disease. Leaders become easily intoxicated by its siren’s call. Professor Manfred F R Kets de Vries The moment you...

Loch, Professor Christoph: "hubris is older than humanity. Therefore, it represents a temptation that everyone is prone to. But this does not imply inevitability, only a need to be watchful...