Resources
Conference 2013: Kets de Vries abstract. Hubris
"..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...
Conference 2013: Prof. Cristoph Loch abstract. The evolutionary roots of hubris and strategies to watch yourself
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...
Conference 2013 overview: towards a business perspective on hubris
Our second conference held in Cambridge in 2013 marked “a major inroad in looking at hubris from a business perspective,” said trust chairman Lord David Owen in his concluding remarks. “We...
Conference 2013 promo: Lord David Owen
“We have to look at this in the round, on a multidisciplinary basis.” Trustee Lord David Owen discusses the significance of our September 2013 conference, ‘Intoxication of power: leadership and...
Conference 2013 promo: Geoff Marlow
“It’s our first opportunity to explore the issues of hubris purely focused on the needs of business. Trustee Geoff Marlow discusses the significance of our September 2013 conference, ‘Intoxication of...
Conference 2013 promo: Dan Marks
“(..we’ve seen many) cautionary tales lately about the destruction in value and the havoc that hubris can wreak inside a company." Trustee Dan Marks discusses the significance of our September...
Conference 2013 promo: Prof Nick Bouras
“Hubris and leadership is a very important topic, particularly in these current times." Professor Nick Bouras discusses the significance of our September 2013 conference, ‘Intoxication of power: leadership and hubris’....
Military operations: The harmful effects of Hubris influenced leaders. (2013)
"Alcibiades' Sicilian expedition, Bonaparte's Russian invasion and L. Paul Bremer's Iraqi government transitional leadership (all demonstrate) that hubris is an inherent character flaw and… an individual's access to power sets...
Meta-analysis of dark side personality characteristics and critical work behaviors among leaders across the globe: findings and implications for leadership development and executive coaching. (2013)
“..illustrates how dark side personality scores successfully predict dangerous behaviors ..provides new insights on mitigating these tendencies before they become toxic for organizations or society. Blaine H. Gaddis & Jeff...
The hubris hypothesis of corporate social irresponsibility: evidence from the Parmalat case. (2013)
"the personality and values of (the CEO) contribute to explaining the development of Parmalat, the manifestation of its weaknesses and why the firm … fell into the hubris trap of its...