Resources
‘Recklessness, hubris and greed’ – Carillion slammed by MPs (2018)
"[Board members]...presented themselves as “self-pitying victims of a maelstrom of coincidental and unforeseeable mishaps”" Rob Davies, business reporter, Guardian. Guardian, 16 May 2018 Image: The Paradise Birmingham site after the collapse...
The essential tension between leadership and power (2013)
"...Leaders may come to feel imperilled by members of their group who could be perceived as a threat to the leader’s power." Jon K. Maner, professor of psychology and director...
Male and female bosses share the same “classically masculine” personality traits (2018)
"...It remains the case that stereotypically masculine traits predict the attainment of senior roles among men and women." Dr Christian Jarrett, Cognitive Neuroscience, University of Manchester Research Digest, The British Psychological...
Tapping into the power of humble narcissism
"...if you work with a narcissist, don’t try to lower their confidence. Just temper it with humility." Adam Grant, Organisational psychology, Wharton University. Ideas.Ted.Com, 14 March 2018 Image: Ben Stanfield,...
Fresh blood: why everyone fell for Theranos (2018)
Charged with "massive fraud", Elizabeth Holmes has plummeted from the pedestal she built for herself Andrew Hill, The Financial Times. Opinion, 19 March 2018 Image: Elizabeth Holmes, 2014. Credit: Max Morse,...
Autocratic leaders and authoritarian followers revisited: A review and agenda for the future (2018)
"...Individuals pursuing a more autocratic style of leadership are likely to be more calculating, self-interested, have a higher need for power..." Harms, P. D., Wood, D., Landay, K., Lester, P....
Speech by the Rt Hon Lord Owen to The Society of British Neurological Surgeons, Spring Meeting
"...Hubris Syndrome could be a consequence of deficient decision- making under chronic stress.” A little bit of stress he says is good, probably improves decision-making, but too much will deplete...
Hubris and Sciences
"The speed of communications in contemporary times, combined with the widespread application of social media and easy access to large groups of people, might predispose to both collective and individual...
Putin: The New Tsar
Aired recently on BBC 2, Putin: The New Tsar tracks the extraordinary rise of an ex-KGB colonel to Boris Yeltsin's successor. The documentary contains commentary throughout by Professor Ian Robertson, Founding...
International leadership and business conference – How purpose and compassion unlock positive impact. 9 May 2018
The Compassionate Mind Foundation are organising a one-day conference named 'International Leadership and Business Conference: How Purpose and Compassion Unlock Positive Impact', held at the De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms in London,...