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Power causes brain damage. (2017)
"When a congressional hearing flayed Wells Fargo CEO John Stumpf for failing to stop employees setting up phony accounts for customers... he seemed utterly unable to read a room." Jerry Useem, staff writer...
Power, Gender, Hubris conference video 5/5, Professor Trevor Robbins. Neurobiology of decision making, gender and the exercise of power. (2017)
Professor Trevor Robbins discusses the hubris syndrome and its critical involvement in deficient decision-making. Professor Robbins also makes observations on how damage to the frontal lobe, gender and chronic stress have effects on...
Power, Gender, Hubris conference video 4/5, Dr Farrah Jarral. Hubris, power and gender: An anthropological perspective. (2017)
Dr Farrah Jarral, broadcaster and Paddington Green Health Centre GP discusses the history of anthropology and how it shaped our contemporary understanding of the world, for good and ill. Dr...
Power, Gender, Hubris conference video 3/5: Professor Douglas Cairns. Hubris in classical myth and morality. (2017)
Professor Douglas Cairns, University of Edinburgh, discusses the classical definition of Hubris. He describes how it was defined by the great classical thinkers, in relation to temperament and law, and...
Power, Gender, Hubris conference video 2/5: Sir Anthony Seldon. Leadership and power: The role of history. (2017)
Sir Anthony Seldon, University of Buckingham Vice-Chancellor, addresses five topics: Hubris as it has affected recent UK Prime Ministers, from Margaret Thatcher to David Cameron (“four out of the five...
Power, Gender, Hubris conference video 1/5: Lord Robert Skidelsky, Introduction on the concepts of power. (2017)
“We often talk about the effects of power without bothering to define it. … The topic is often restricted to the psychological effects of power on people, how they succumb...
The ‘golden passport’ is stamped with hubris. (2017)
"… Wall Street loves MBAs' analytical detachment, but that separation from real-world consequences is the very source of the financial world’s regularly occurring convulsions." Duff McDonald 3 June 2017, The...
The type of narcissist that can make a good leader. (2017)
“Instead of avoiding narcissists, organizations may be better served in selecting the right type of narcissist." Randall S. Peterson, professor of organizational behavior, London Business School & S. Wiley Wakeman, doctoral candidate,...
If humble people make the best leaders, why do we fall for charismatic narcissists? (2017)
"Our psychological states bias our perceptions of charismatic leaders. High anxiety makes us hungry for charisma. As a result, crises increase the search for charismatic leaders, and our tendency to perceive charisma in...
Understanding level 5 leaders: the ethical perspectives of leadership humility. (2017)
“Leaders can be more effective if they understand the ethical nature of leadership and the importance of humility in building trust.” Cam Caldwell, Riki Ichiho, Verl Anderson: Dixie State University, Utah...