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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 lack the humility to take a step back,…they will never break through that wall. Steve Tobak Entrepreneur.com 20 October 2015. "There are loads of failure modes for companies big and small, but they usually come down to one thing: hubris. Their leaders lack humility...

“…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 that plethora.” Philip Bromiley, University of California Devaki Rau, Northern Illinois University Journal of Management, 0149206315617240. This study reviews research on the social, behavioral, and co...

You never quite know how anyone is going to behave until they get into power. Tom Collins. Blogpost 18 October 2015 "I was once involved in the recruitment process for the leader of a large organisation. One candidate was rejected on the basis that he was already displaying signs of the ‘madness’ of high office. The successful candidate was affable, rooted and a listener. "When I heard that, less than a year afte...

“In a recent cruise ship safety culture assessment I was pleased to see the captain and bridge crew actively encouraging the idea of challenging decisions. It’s not easy to introduce this approach in traditional hierarchical organisations. Lizz Fields-Pattinson, JOMC Occupational Psychologist Jomc.co.uk 17 Feb 2015. “..research now suggests that when power and status go unchecked with a senior person or team, …the increased prestig...

Perspective-taking, or imagining the world from another’s vantage point…. may be the ideal formula for morally authoritative leadership. David Dubois, INSEAD Assistant Professor of Marketing Insead Knowledge. 19 Nov 2015. “....As public trust in business leaders plummets, the cliché that ‘power corrupts’ provides a facile, catch-all explanation but no hint of a solution. Worse, it normalises immorality at the t...

“…(teaching) heroic models of leadership has legitimised the over-concentration of power, encouraged hubris rather than humility … and played a significant part in business scandals.” David Collinson, Lancaster University, and Dennis Tourish, Royal Holloway University of London. Academy of Management Learning & Education, 14(4), 576-594, 2015. “Over the past 50 years or so, leadership has been one of the most widely ...

The link between power and morality is complex.... Power can both undermine and elevate morality. Joris Lammers, University of Cologne, Germany Adam D. Galinsky, Columbia University, USA David Dubois, INSEAD, France Derek D. Rucker, Northwestern University, USA Current Opinion in Psychology, 6, 15-19. “Highlights:

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“..places the world of finance under a microscope, analyses the assumptions that have led from hubris to disgrace and provides suggestions for an improved society.   Edited by Patrick O'Sullivan, Professor of Business Ethics and Company Social Responsibility at Grenoble École de Management, France; Nigel F.B. Allington, Professor of Applied Macroeconomics at the Grenoble École de Management, France; Mark Esp...