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Daedalus Trust funding is helping two Surrey Business School students pursue research into important aspects of hubris. The studentships are part of a drive led by Professor Eugene Sadler-Smith to...

The abject failure of U.K. Prime Minister Blair and U.S. President Bush to anticipate the consequences of the 2003 Iraq war and their belief that an invading force would be...

If you’ve just started exploring hubris, you’re in the right place. If you previously visited the Daedalus Trust’s old site, you’re also in the right place but you'll need to...

“..the problem (of hubris) seems to be so widespread that it raises a bigger question: namely, should investors in funds (or directors of financial institutions) now be looking for a...

“Amount of followers and discretionary choices independently predicted leader corruption… power interacted with endogenous testosterone in predicting corruption, which was highest when leader power and baseline testosterone were both high....

“Most companies do not collapse suddenly. It is a slow-motion train wreck but investors believe the nonsense that managers spout about their success long after the warning signs are there...

A fascinating lineup of speakers is programmed for our next conference. Andy Haldane, Chief Economist of the Bank of England has now been confirmed to open the day with a keynote address....

"There was too much over-confidence, a willingness to believe the advance hype that victory was inevitable. And then there was the biggest block of all: Mr Salmond’s refusal to listen...

"I want to be sure that we examine what has gone right, and why, as well as examine what has gone wrong.... I had the extraordinary experience in the 1960s to...

"When we talk about what power does to people we need to be careful, because it all depends on how power is culturally conceived. How do people relate to power......