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Four threads to provide basis of first anti-hubris toolkit
The first anti-hubris toolkit, now being developed by participants in a Surrey Business School initiative, may be built around four key ‘products’ or threads: Hubris MoTs/health checks Organisational stories as...
How to find your power – and avoid abusing it. (2016)
"..science finds that power is not grabbed but is given to individuals by groups.... your ability to make a difference in the world - your power - is shaped by what...
Ashridge ‘hubris in coaching’ conference report coming soon
Interest was high in this conference, held at Ashridge Business School, Berkhamsted on June 13, and it ended with a waiting list of 50. After a few weeks gathering feedback, a...
June 13 conference a ‘sell-out’.
HR practitioners are increasingly aware of the risks of hubris in leaders, judging by the high levels of interest in Monday’s conference at the Ashridge Centre for Coaching. “Working with...
Leadership “Harem” style. (2016)
“Leaders who prefer harem-like management systems are often prone to narcissistic dysfunctionality… they require blind, unquestioned obedience and a great deal of admiration.” Prof. Manfred Kets de Vries INSEAD Knowledge...
Quo Vadis Hubris? A personal view of the Guildford Hubris Workshop, 18 May 2016.
Another in an occasional series of contributions from friends of the Daedalus Trust. Marc Atherton MSc, CPsychol, CSci, AFBPsS, FRSA, MRAeS, EuroPsy The ‘Anti-Hubris Toolkit’ Workshop hosted by Eugene Sadler-Smith...
How to stop CEO failure. (2016)
"Boards often think the person in the corner office doesn’t need more development, but this couldn’t be further than the truth. Philip Anderson, INSEAD Professor of Entrepreneurship INSEAD Blog, 2...
Conference June 13: Working with hubris in the coaching relationship.
Anyone involved in executive coaching or leadership generally should book now for what promises to be a fascinating day conference on 13 June 2016. A full, but informal, report on proceedings is...
The Sneetches. (2016)
"One bulwark against hubris bias or conformity bias comes from placing decision-making in the hands of a committee, diverse in its composition, independent in its mindset. Andrew G. Haldane, Chief...
Leicester’s lesson in leadership. (2016)
Leicester City is a football team that dines ravenously on we-ness and (manager) Ranieri is now head chef. Alexander Haslam, University of Queensland; and Stephen D. Reicher, University of St...