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"Language with statistically significantly high scores for ‘realism’ and ‘human interest’ is not a distinctive marker of CEO hubris, but rather, is a generic feature of language use in letters...

"..looks at the failure of HBOS using a behavioural finance perspective, in particular considering the cognitive biases (such as over-confidence and groupthink) that may have led directors to underestimate the...

Save the date: next conference Monday 17 November 2014. A fascinating lineup of speakers is programmed for our next conference. Andy Haldane, Chief Economist of the Bank of England has now been confirmed...

"scrutinizes some of the best-known politicians… (and finds) all gave in to a slightly amended version of the seven temptations or mortal sins.." Jaap van Ginneken, psychologist and former Associate...

"All the deposed rulers in the Arab Spring appear to fulfil the proposed diagnostic criteria for hubris syndrome as described by Lord Owen. They have been replaced by ‘democratically’ elected...

Daedalus Trust’s call for research proposals which closed on 15 April 2014 generated an “excellent” response, according to Professor Nick Bouras, chairman of the advisory group. “There was a high...

"Reports on the authors' study into whether DICTION computer-assisted text analysis software could help identify hubristic language from Chief Executive Officers. The results, although mixed, show some promise   Amernic, J:...

"Donald Trump's ego may be the size of his financial empire, but that doesn't mean he's the picture of mental health.   Eliot Tang-Smith and Stephen Chen, Department of Psychology,...

"Richard Branson is a handy starting point from which to try to explore the media’s involvement in this game because it is substantial. There’s no question that a lot of...

“How do the media magnify charisma when it’s a good thing, and deflate hubris when it needs to be?” “I think they do it very badly…” Jon Snow (long-serving Channel...