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Did big personalities worsen the financial crash? (2015)
“..in order to take a share in charisma, one must turn one's back on the world. This process couldn't have been more evident in the 2008 financial crisis. Elesa Zehndorfer,...
Tipping point: Managers’ self-interest, greed, and altruism. (2015)
".. managerial hubris ... differs from self-confidence. "Hubris is an extreme manifestation of confidence, characterized by preoccupation with fantasies of success and power, excessive feelings of self-importance, as well as arrogance.” Katalin...
Developing strong and diverse political leaders. (2015)
“…while it might be easy to ascribe politicians’ apparent reluctance to acknowledge their own needs for development to arrogance, hubris or self-interest - there may be legitimate reasons for being...
Why your board needs a director like Donald Trump. (2015)
“Say what you will about ‘The Donald’, but lots of boards could use a director with his courage Adam J. Epstein, Third Creek Advisors VentureBeat.com August 2, 2015 2:00 pm...
Humility, hubris and the curse of self-deception. (2015)
"What ultimately determines an organisation’s fate is whether key people remain open to seeing beyond the familiar, so what they might become in the future is not stifled by what...
Disorders of Personality. Introducing a DSM/ICD spectrum from normal to abnormal. 3rd edition. (2015)
Theodore Millon, Ph.D., D.Sc., Institute for Advanced Studies in Personology and Psychopathology Wiley Series on Personality Processes, Pub. John Wiley and Sons Ltd The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders...
Book: The Narcissist Test – How to spot outsized egos… and the surprising things we can learn from them. (2015)
"narcissism is a spectrum ... some level of it can make us better partners, courageous leaders, and intrepid explorers. Beware however of “extreme narcissists” who tend to be demanding, approval-seeking, manipulative. Dr Craig Malkin, Instructor...
Article: Me – The narcissist test. (2015)
“…narcissism exists on a spectrum:. For “healthy narcissists”, their narcissism is actually positive. The ones to watch are “extreme narcissists” who “tend to be demanding, approval-seeking, manipulative”. Sunday Times Magazine...
Horrible bosses: Why smart leaders make ‘stupid’ decisions. (2015)
"We make hundreds of decisions every single day. But … about 50% of them are wrong". Chamorro-Premuzic explains why smart leaders make ‘stupid’ decisions. Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic ,CEO at Hogan Assessments,...
Beyond the bright side: dark personality at work. (2015)
“…we set out to expand the discussion …. beyond the Dark Triad (Narcissism, Machiavellianism, and psychopathy) and DSM-IV Axis 2-based models that have dominated research in this area.” P. D....