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"We need a systematic and independent medical and psychiatric examination of all political candidates for president. I will give the most extreme example, Hitler." Prof. Nassir Ghaemi, Tufts Medical Center, Boston Medscape Psychiatry, 15 August, 2016. Nassir Ghaemi discusses the complicated ethics of discussing the mental health of our politicians, while recommending a few updates to the 'Goldwater rule'. “Psychia...

The ‘house full’ sign was up (with a waiting list of 50) for this conference at Ashridge Business School in Berkhamsted on 13 June 2016. Keynote speeches were provided by Lord David Owen, former Foreign Secretary and chairman of the Daedalus Trust, and John Neal, Director of the Ashridge Sports Business Programme. The body of the day was given over to 12 workshops run in parallel. Download this report as a PDF: Read more

"..an inspiring reminder that humility and confidence are our greatest friends in a culture which ... encourages the cult of personality at all costs." Ryan Holiday, strategist and writer. Profile Books. From the publisher’s website: “Ryan Holiday delivers practical and inspiring philosophy, this time exploring a powerful concept that runs back centuries, across borders and schools of thought: ego. ...

“Women leaders will do a great service by declining to adopt the worst male leadership traits.” Jennifer Kenny. WMBnow 11 July 2016. “I was thrilled when Sarah Palin was selected by John McCain as the vice presidential candidate in the US 2008 Presidential elections… To me it signalled that women had arrived, we could now have incompetent women leaders - true equality as last! “We have always had incompetent...

"As often as not (possibly more often than not) strong leaders pose substantial risks. They are liable to do as much damage as good, possibly more." Prof. Anthony King, University of Essex. A chapter from the special edition of Daedalus (the Journal of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences) ‘On political leadership’, summer 2016. "Although it is widely assumed that successful polities require strong leaders, somet...

“The yearning for a strong individual leader who will dominate all and sundry is the pursuit of a false god Published in 'Daedalus', the Journal of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Summer 2016 issue. Guest editor: Archie Brown, Emeritus Professor of Politics, University of Oxford From the Academy’s Press Release: “Published during the 2016 U.S. presidential election, these essays off...

“…when leaders buy in to the concept that they can bring about massive change and transformation, it can lead to arrogance and narcissism.” Suze Wilson, Massey University New Zealand. Edward Elgar Publishing From a preview: “It's time for business to move away from an obsession with charismatic, transformational leaders and look for people who have a long-term, sustainable focus for organisations, … the focus on...

“…Too often, high levels of CEO pay are explained by the power and personality of the individual CEO … Article based on research by Dr Almuth McDowall and colleagues from Birkbeck University of London, Lane4 and PayData. Science Daily, 5 January 2016 from materials provided by British Psychological Society (BPS) “The average CEO pay of Britain's blue chip companies in the FTSE 100 Index is now 187 times higher tha...

"...firms tailor compensation contracts to individual behavioral traits such as overconfidence.” Mark Humphery-Jenner, UNSW Business School, Australia; Ling Lei Lisic, George Mason University, Virgina; Vikram Nanda, Rutgers University New Jersey and University of Texas; Sabatino Dino Silveri, University of Memphis. Journal of Financial Economics, 119(3), 533-558. From the Sc...