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“Too much power, for too long, has changed his brain to a point where his ego and country are one.   Ian H. Robertson, Professor of Psychology at Trinity College...

"...the signs of narcissism are ... not always as obvious as media depictions would have you believe." Amanda L. Chan, Managing Editor, Healthy Living, Huffpost 14 August 2015 “Chances are, you've...

"Our top three risky characters, and ones that we are quite sure you’d be better off not working for or with, are the psychopath, the narcissist and the hubristic leader…"...

“There is … sensitivity around executive hubris but, if Boards of Directors do not ask the unaskable in time to prevent a crisis, who will! Chris Wiscarson, Chief Executive, Equitable...

"... few people develop their intellectual capabilities beyond (their level) as teenagers. This, is why we see so many power battles at the top of companies, “toys out of the pram” episodes,...

"...we should take a hard look at our own behavior; how we are complicit in producing leaders of precisely the type we say we don’t want." Jeffrey Pfeffer, Professor of...

“The public in general and even management experts are hypocritical about what makes a good leader. Ray Williams Psychology Today 28 July 2015. “Americans are obsessed with narcissistic leaders…. A...

"Although people often think they want apologies, they also are attracted to strength and confidence ... people accord more status to those who express anger than to those who express sadness...

It’s human nature to take something that works and scale it. People who push the envelope will do that … until it stops working, they hit a wall. If they...

“…exceedingly active research on relations between CEOs and their management teams has developed a plethora of constructs and empirical findings. Scholars may now wish to turn to understanding and comparing...