Resources
HBOS’s fall is a tale of extraordinary Hubris. (2015)
"It was in this heady atmosphere that executives made the fateful decisions that led HBOS to expand unsustainably, leaving it hopelessly overstretched when the credit crunch struck. Tim Wallace The...
Too arrogant for their own good? Why and when narcissists dismiss advice. (2015)
“…narcissists eschew advice … because they think others are incompetent and because they fail to reduce their self-enhancement…” Edgar E. Kausel, University of Chile; Satoris S. Culbertson, Kansas State University;...
Guest Blog: Generation Y and Hubris Syndrome. (2015)
"..my Gen Y friend’s view was that the organisation was lucky to have him ...it was less about what he could contribute and more about the opportunities that his employer...
Friend & Foe: When to cooperate, when to compete, and how to succeed at both. (2015)
“The crushing lesson for companies hit by scandal is that while “non-core violations” of trust do not cause long-term harm, “core violations” can devastate. Adam Galinsky, Professor of Business, Columbia...
Hubris: The tragedy of war in the Twentieth Century. (2015)
“…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...
Not so lonely at the top: The relationship between power and loneliness. (2015)
“These findings ... speak to the fundamental question of whether it is ‘lonely at the top’ or lonelier at the bottom... (and) suggest power and loneliness are negatively related." Adam Waytz,...
Six key leadership traits Pope Francis and Donald Trump share. (2015)
“…leadership experts predictably surfaced dozens of differences between Francis and Trump. But they also brought up a surprising number of similarities Leigh Buchanan, Editor-at-large Inc Magazine 25 Sept 2015 Image:...
The Silo Effect: The peril of expertise and the promise of breaking down barriers. (2015)
“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...
The best managers are boring managers. (2015)
"...it is time for organizations to understand that their best potential managers are not the people who stand out, self-promote, take credit for others’ achievements, or have mastered the politics...
A politician’s guide to handling hubris – radio clip. (2015)
“You have to avoid hubris, triumphalism… you’ve only got two or three years and after that you do lose the plot… (after our victory) in 1987 we thought it was...