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Want to deal with hubris? Start with yourself. (2014)
"How can you fix your own hubristic tendencies? … The key is to admit to yourself that you could turn arrogant. When you see someone exhibit clear hubris, think: ...

The fallout of CEO narcissism. (2014)
"Highly narcissistic CEOs may tend to do the opposite of what other directors have experienced to demonstrate their superiority. The researchers analysed the relationship between narcissism Guoli Chen, INSEAD Assistant Professor...
Blair “is a man with a messiah complex … time in office made him mad”. (2014)
Tony Blair is a narcissist with a messiah complex who is passionate about making money and lives a ‘strange life’ among the super-rich, according to a former close friend. ...

The biology of risk. (2014). By eliminating uncertainty has the Federal Reserve actually helped inflate market bubbles?
"By eliminating uncertainty in policy, has the Federal Reserve spread complacency among the financial community and actually helped inflate market bubbles? The author argues that greater transparency at the Fed ...
Virtue, hubris and risk culture. (2014)
“Risk culture should be reimagined as a matter of integrity and a steadfast opposition to hubris and narcissistic traits.” Anthony Asher, Victoria Clout and Tracy Wilcox Paper presented to the...

The 1920 Farrow’s Bank failure: a case of managerial hubris? (2014)
"Thomas Farrow had …. become afflicted by managerial hubris. This was reflected most clearly in the fact that he increasingly came to view himself as being somehow above and beyond...
Morality, competition, and the firm: the market failures approach to business ethics. (2014)
“an exciting thesis... to derive business ethics from the pursuit of market efficiency, rather from everyday morality.” Joseph Heath, Professor in the Department of Philosophy as well as the School...
The myth of the strong leader: political leadership in the modern age. (2014)
"Brown warns of the dangers of leaders who, whether in a democracy or a tyranny, seek to dominate policy and all those around them. The reality or the delusion of unchallenged...

The myth of the strong leader? BBC Radio 4, 2014. Is it better to lead from the front, or advise from the side-line?
"Host Tom Sutcliffe asks whether it's better to lead from the front, or advise from the side-line. Richard Hytner celebrates the latter: those who wield influence and authority away from...
The problem with finance. (2014)
"...it takes a long time to change a faulty culture, especially one that makes economic sense for the people inside it.” Edward Hadas, Economics Editor, Reuters Breakingviews.com 6 November 2014...