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How to bring calm to chaotic and toxic workplaces. (2016)
"Mindfulness can restore balance and calm to chaotic workplaces if embraced by leaders. Ray Williams, Wired for success Psychology Today, 3 Oct 2016. "Many of today’s organizations are chaotic if not...
Hubristic leadership, a review. (2016)
“…examines hubristic leadership … first in terms of over-confidence and its relationship to core self-evaluation and narcissism; then as an acquired disorder (Hubris Syndrome) Eugene Sadler-Smith, Vita Akstinaite, Graham Robinson...
Trump win is lesson for media and academia. (2016)
"The election exposed how isolated and insulated journalists and professors are from the typical Trump voter Prof Mark Grabowski, Adelphi University, New York The Washington Examiner, 28 November 2016 AP...
How testosterone leads to overpricing on Wall Street. (2016)
"...the rush of winning triggers physiological changes that undermine rational thinking and decision-making.. Ideas for Leaders #608 Ideasforleaders.com Based on work by Asst Prof Amos Nadler, Ivey Business School “New...
Trump and the risks of narcissistic leadership. (2016)
“Because of these character issues, whatever our political views, we should have deep concerns about a Trump presidency. Professor Mark Stein, Chair in Leadership and Management, School of Business, University...
Speakers confirmed for Power, Gender and Hubris conference
The full line-up of speakers for our next conference has just been confirmed - and it's an impressive list. Power, Gender and Hubris will be held on 9 May 2017 at the...
Anti-Hubris Toolkit passes important milestone. (2016)
Plans for a practical Anti-Hubris Toolkit have reached an important milestone with the release of proposals for managing and mitigating hubris in business organisations. Co-produced by academics at Surrey Business School’s...
The four types of humility. (2016)
"If you're faking humility to manipulate others, just stop it. We'd rather deal with your hubris than your falsity. Jeff DeWolf, LinkedIn, 7 October 2016 Today's leadership theorists tell us...
Extrovert CEOs make way less money. (2016)
"...researchers found “a robust negative association” between extroverted, talkative CEOs and “return on assets and cash flow”. Drake Baer, nymag.com, science of us 8 Aug 2016 Based on work by...
Why we need more empathetic and compassionate leaders. (2016)
“Toxic leaders are creating toxic workplaces.” Ray Williams Psychology Today, 28 Aug 2016 "Leaders in business schools, organizations and politics are taught to lead with their heads and not with...