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“Americans need someone who will educate, encourage, and if necessary, restrain, an inexperienced president." Dominic Tierney, contributing editor, associate professor at Swarthmore College. The Atlantic, 14 January 2017. Image: Mike Segar / Reuters “In ancient Rome, the ultimate honor was to receive a triumph, or a lavish parade through Rome to celebrate a great military victory. The hero would ride a chariot, accomp...

Rules providing for individual accountability “will put senior managers at UK banks under real pressure".   James Titcomb, The Telegraph 16 March 2015 Top UK bankers will have to bear personal responsibility for wrongdoing at their companies under a ‘Senior Managers' Regime’ (SMR) being introduced by their financial regulator. The Financial Conduct Authority says the the new rules will end the "Murder on the Orient...

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...

Tom Stafford, psychologist at University of Sheffield. Research Digest, The British Psychological Society, 31 May 2018. Image: FreeImages.com/Lotus Head New research suggests that whilst one's opinion might be held superior without justification, the degree of their own belief can be dented or be shown otherwise. "...People who are convinced their beliefs are superior think they are better informed than other...

"We cannot rely on the wisdom of a solitary genius surrounded by a multitude of marvelling minions." Dennis Tourish, Professor of Leadership and Organisation studies at the University of Sussex Published online at ICSA: The Governance Institute - Governance + Compliance 26 July 2017 "… we are often encouraged to fixate on fantasies in which leaders only ever do good and are the most important factor in determining an o...

"Hubris can be described as over-confidence on steroids." Our latest in an occasional series of guest blogs comes from Professor Dennis Tourish. “A test of leadership" discusses the importance of listening to opposing views and and highlights the dangers of hubris, showing how it can lead to bad management decisions. Dennis Tourish, professor of Leadership and Organisation...