Resources
Hubris has set Tesco on a course into perilous seas. (2014)
“Most companies do not collapse suddenly. It is a slow-motion train wreck but investors believe the nonsense that managers spout about their success long after the warning signs are there...
Conference 2014 “Leadership: stress and hubris” – Monday 17 November
A fascinating lineup of speakers is programmed for our next conference. Andy Haldane, Chief Economist of the Bank of England has now been confirmed to open the day with a keynote address....
After Hubris Syndrome, Nemesis? (2014). What awaits Alex Salmond
"There was too much over-confidence, a willingness to believe the advance hype that victory was inevitable. And then there was the biggest block of all: Mr Salmond’s refusal to listen...
Research Café 2014: Sir Bob Reid – positive lessons from recent history
"I want to be sure that we examine what has gone right, and why, as well as examine what has gone wrong.... I had the extraordinary experience in the 1960s to...
Research Café 2014: Lord Bikhu Parekh – cultural perspectives on power
"When we talk about what power does to people we need to be careful, because it all depends on how power is culturally conceived. How do people relate to power......
Research Café 2014: Lord David Owen – ‘binding’ leaders
"... I will deal with, ‘Structures and processes that might bind, shackle and brake democratic leaders without inhibiting their ability to give of their best’. ‘Binding’ is very important … One...
Research Café 2014: Ricardo Blaug introduction – Leadership, democracy and hubris
"The theme today is the nature of leadership….Lord Owen has made a very interesting remark in his book The Hubris Syndrome that one possible ‘treatment’ for hubris may in fact be...
Research Café 2014 overview: Leadership, Democracy and Hubris
On 4 March 2014 the University of Westminster’s Centre for Studies in Democracy and the Daedalus Trust jointly hosted a Research Café. The event was attended by just over 50...
The force that corrupts leaders (and others). (2014)
“…power can be either negative or positive.” Prof. Ronald E, Riggio, Claremont McKenna College, California. Psychology Today, 3 April 2014 “When we think about greed, jealousy, corruption, and a multitude...
The Science of Leadership: Lessons from research for organizational leaders. (2014)
"Takes a middle ground between the academic and practitioner approaches to leadership by outlining practical guidelines that are evidence-based." Julian Barling PhD, Queen’s School of Business, Canada. Oxford University Press, 6 March...