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Hubris: The Inside Story of Spin, Scandal, and the Selling of the Iraq War. (2007)
"How President Bush took the nation to war using faulty and fraudulent intelligence. An account of conspiracy, backstabbing, bureaucratic ineptitude, journalistic malfeasance, and, especially, arrogance. Michael Isikoff, investigative journalist, formerly with the United States magazine Newsweek. David Corn, American political journalist and author Filled with news-maki...
Written by: Isikoff, Michael and Corn, David
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Snakes in Suits: When Psychopaths Go to Work. (2007)
"Egocentricity, callousness [have] suddenly [become] acceptable trade-offs in order to get the talents and skills needed to survive in an accelerated dispassionate world Robert Hare, researcher in the field of criminal psychology Paul Babiak, business coach and consultant. "Let's say you're about to hire somebody for a position in your company. Your corporation wants someo...
Written by: Hare, Robert and Babiak, Paul.
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Power, optimism and risk-taking. (2006)
"..investigated the hypotheses that the sense of power increases optimism in perceiving risks and leads to more risky behaviour. ...individuals with a higher generalized sense of power were more optimistic in their perceptions of risk. Anderson, C., University of California, Berkeley, USA Galinsky, A.D., Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, USA European Journal of Social Psychology 36: 511-536.
Written by: Anderson and Galinsky.
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Power and perspectives not taken. (2006)
"Experiencing power seems to almost instantly impair an individual's ability to appreciate the perspectives of others. ..power leads individuals to anchor too heavily on their own vantage point, insufficiently adjusting to others' perspectives. Galinsky, A.D., Department of Management and Organizations, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University Magee, J.C., Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service...
Written by: Galinsky, Magee, Inese and Gruenfeld.
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The spiritual challenges of power, humility and love as offsets to leadership hubris. (2006)
“…narcissism is a situational neurosis that is seductive because it is born exactly out of the gifts of a charismatic leader.” A. L. Delbecq, Santa Clara University Journal of Management, Spirituality & Religion, 3(1-2), 141-154. "The inspiration for this reflection was the identification of hubris as the great distortion associated with organizational leadership by NASDAQ CEOs several years ago. They had gat...
Written by: Delbecq, A. L.
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Hubris and Nemesis in Heads of Government. (2006)
“Holy wars breed arrogance, ignite hubris and are followed all too often by nemesis..... (Bush and Blair were) Bparticularly susceptible to being swept up with the intoxication of power. Lord David Owen, House of Lords, London J R Soc Med November 2006 vol. 99 no. 11 548-551 Article based on Lord Owen's book ‘In Sickness and in Power’ “The centralizing nature of US President George ...
Written by: Owen, Lord David
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The neuroscience of leadership. (2006)
"It is now clear that human behavior in the workplace doesn't work the way many executives think it does. That in turn helps explain why many leadership efforts and organizational change initiatives fall flat. David Rock & Jeffrey Schwartz During the last two decades, scientists have gained a new, far more accurate view of human nature and behavior change because of the integration of psychology (the study of the huma...
Written by: Rock, David & Schwartz, Jeffrey.
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The role of behavioral research and profiling in malicious cyber insider investigations. (2006)
How linguistic analysis has been used to identify potential cyber-terrorists Eric D. Shaw, George Washington University, Washington DC Digital Investigation, Volume 3, Issue 1, March 2006, Pages 20–31 A number of articles and papers referenced on our site have discussed using linguistic analysis to identify leaders who have succumbed to Hubris Syndrome. The second half of this paper from the world of corporate security details w...
Written by: Shaw, Eric.
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Personality and foreign policy: Tony Blair’s Iraq decisions. (2006)
"..from his responses to foreign policy questions in the House of Commons the author finds Blair has a high belief in his ability to control events, a low conceptual complexity, and a high need for power. Stephen Benedict Dyson, Wabash College Foreign Policy Analysis (2006) 2, 289–306 The British choice in Iraq has been characterized as “Tony Blair's War,” with many believing that the...
Written by: Dyson, Stephen Benedict.
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Confessions of a trusted counsellor. (2005)
“Operating so close to power can be intoxicating. But you also face dilemmas that could derail you, your client, or your client’s company. David A. Nadler, Chairman Mercer Delta Consulting, NY HBR, September 2005
Web Editor's note: 'Toe holders', mentors and advisors have been mentioned frequently on our site as having a valuable role in preventing and mitigating the effects of hubristic behavio...
Written by: Nadler, David A.
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