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Executive hubris: the case of a bank CEO. (2013)
"Following speculation that the banking crisis of 2008 was partly caused by CEO hubris, the researchers analysed the letters to shareholders of a single bank’s CEO over ten years. ...
The dark triad of personality: A 10 year review. (2013)
Reviews the preceding 10 years' research into Machiavellianism, narcissism, and psychopathy, addressing key issues and controversies Adrian Furnham and Steven C. Richards, University College London; and Delroy L. Paulhus, University...
The double-edged sword of grandiose narcissism: Implications for successful and unsuccessful leadership among US Presidents. (2013)
Grandiose narcissism is associated with superior overall greatness and several positive measures of performance – but also with negative outcomes, including congressional impeachment resolutions and unethical behaviors. Ashley L. Watts...
On narcissism: the mirror and the self. (2013) People from Tiger Woods to the Obamas are routinely denounced for narcissism. But are there good as well as bad types of self-love?
"It is the fashion to see people increasingly as one of two types - a narcissist, or the victim of one - so perhaps it is worth asking precisely what...
Born to lead? A twin design and genetic association study of leadership role occupancy. (2013)
"The authors address leadership emergence and the possibility that there is a partially innate predisposition to occupy a leadership role... the first study to identify a specific genotype associated with the tendency...
Hubris in leadership: a peril of unbridled intuition? (2015)
"The authors argue that intuition is a central factor in hubristic leadership. Further, that when intuition becomes misunderstood, unchecked or unbridled, hubristic behaviour is more likely to appear. Guy...
How bankers believed their own hype. (2013)
“..groupthink and wishful thinking pose the biggest risks in finance, not deliberate malevolence. Investors - and bankers - should read this Princeton research, and stand warned. Gillian Tett ft.com, 22...
Conference 2012: programme, abstracts and bios
Materials from our conference 'The intoxication of power: From neurosciences to hubris in healthcare and public life' are now available. The event, held on 9 October 2012, was organised by the Daedalus Trust in...
Fearless dominance and the U.S. presidency. Implications of psychopathic personality traits for successful and unsuccessful political leadership. (2012)
"‘Fearless Dominance’, which reflects the boldness associated with psychopathy, was associated with better rated presidential performance, leadership, persuasiveness, crisis management, Congressional relations, and allied variables; By Lilienfeld, Scott O.;...
Seizing opportunity always involves risk: Lessons from corporate America. (2012)
Rappeport, Alan. "Kevin Sharer, recently retired CEO of Amgen, provides a perspective on risk taking from someone who has been at the front line. "Seizing opportunity always involves risk. You've got to...