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Kozlowski: the CEO who went to jail. (2016)
“Good times... had me believe my own success… I had the feeling I had done nothing wrong.” Financial Times ft.com/video, Companies & management, 24 October 2016 Andrew Hill, FT management editor Part of a video series about how leaders behave under pressure. Hill interviews former chief executive of Tyco, Dennis Kozlowski, about coping with the stress of running a large conglomerate, going to jail and returning to life o...
Written by: Hill, Andrew.
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The hubris of the 2016 candidates. (2016)
"The rivals are like Shakespearean protagonists falling prey to hubris, the excessive pride that can make politicians believe the rules that govern normal mortals do not apply to them." Stephen Collinson, CNN Politics senior enterprise reporter CNN Politics, 30 October 2016 "Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are …. not just the most unpopular presidential nominees in recent memory: In the epic drama of the 2016 electio...
Written by: Collins, Stephen.
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Entitled at the top: are leaders more selfish than the rest of us? (2016)
"...generosity is often strategically demonstrated to attain status (and) may decrease once status-attainment goals are achieved..." APS Association for Psychological Science ‘Minds for Business’ website article. Based on the peer-reviewed paper ‘To give or not to give? Interactive effects of status and legitimacy on generosity.’ Nicholas A. Hays, Michigan State University; Steven L. Blader, New York Unive...
Written by: Hays, Nicholas A.; Blader, Steven L.
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10 major behavioural traits of successful traders. (2016)
“Humility and humbleness don’t fit the common image of ‘Masters of the Universe’. However, they are words I associate with many of the most successful traders I know.” Steven Goldstein, Alpha R Cubed Managing Director fxrenew.com Blog 7 July 2016. “All traders start out with the best of intentions, however too often their focus becomes misdirected, with too much attention spent looking at achieving short-term...
Written by: Goldstein, Steven.
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When ethical leader behavior breaks bad: how ethical leader behavior can turn abusive via ego depletion and moral licensing. (2016)
"...companies could consider formally requiring ethical behavior. "It's more difficult for people to feel they've earned credit and moral license for performing something that is mandatory." Russell E. Johnson, Ass. Prof. Michigan State University Szu-Han (Joanna) Lin and Jingjing Ma, Michigan State University Journal of Applied Psychology, 2016; DOI: 10.1037/apl0000098
Written by: Johnson, Russell E.; Lin, Szu-Han (Joanna); Ma, Jingjing
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Deepwater Horizon and the suppression of risky conversations. (2016)
“..highlights cultural values and practices that ‘ran under the radar’ (and how) hubris was enculturated on the project." Dr Rob Long, founder Human Dymensions blog/article in SafetyRisk.net (Communication and Consultation, Psychology of Safety and Risk) 10 October 2016 “The release on October 6 of the movie Deepwater Horizon brings to the surface some …. critical issues for safety which are discussed by Dr Ro...
Written by: Long, Rob.
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Humble leaders get more commitment. (2016)
"Leaders viewed admitting mistakes, spotlighting follower strengths and modeling teachability as being ... powerful predictors of their own as well as the organization's growth. Ray Williams, executive coach/mentor and author LinkedIn post, 12 September 2016 New research finds that “leaders who are more critical of their own leadership style than their employees are have the greatest success.” It also sho...
Written by: Williams, Ray.
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Three questions humble leaders ask. (2016)
"To prevent excessive narcissism, leaders need to look for critical voices, adversity and outside contact. Annet Aris, Adjunct Professor, INSEAD. Insead Knowledge, 23 Aug 2016. A degree of narcissism is required to be an inspirational and visionary leader … Too much narcissism, however, leads to megalomania, manipulative behaviour and a focus on one’s own power and status instead of the interests of the company, empl...
Written by: Aris, Annet.
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How harnessing your insecurities can boost your career.
"...insecurity is an antidote to hubris....questioning your wisdom now and then is a wise thing to do." Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Hogan CEO, Professor of Business Psychology at University College London & Columbia University. Fastcompany 14 Sept 2016 "…confidence (is) often a decoy - a way of presenting ourselves that lets us enhance our status by persuading people we're competent, even when we're not. "…In fact...
Written by: Chamorro-Premuzic, Tomas.
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Just announced: Power, Gender and Hubris Conference 2017
Save the date 9 May 2017 for our next conference, being held at the Royal Society of Medicine in London. This event, the latest of several well-attended conferences Daedalus Trust has co-convened, will present contemporary multidisciplinary understandings of the concept of power and its associated dynamics. These will be discussed with specific emphasis on hubris and its significance in relation to gender. Speakers confirmed so far inclu...
Written by: Daedalus admin
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