Posts tagged with: CEOs and governance
Everything we bash Donald Trump for is actually what we seek in leaders. (2015)
"...we should take a hard look at our own behavior; how we are complicit in producing leaders of precisely the type we say we don’t want." Jeffrey Pfeffer, Professor of...
Shredded. Inside RBS, the bank that broke Britain. (2014)
“ ..lifts the lid on the catastrophic mistakes that led RBS to the brink of collapse, scrutinizing the role played by RBS’s directors who failed to check Goodwin’s hubris, colleagues…...
When you believe your own PR . . . Leaders must be able to spot the signs that they are becoming far too egotistical. (2014)
“The key for executives is to start thinking about their vulnerability to hubris before it sets in, giving them time to understand what scenarios could increase that vulnerability and what...
Curb your narcissistic chief executives. (2014)
“Last month, I attended a conference …., which considered the question of leadership under stress and suffering from hubris. It was a fascinating day. Stefan Stern, Writer on Business, Politics...
Conference 2014: Andy Haldane speech – Central Bank psychology
"Simply recognising the cognitive constraints on decision-making is thus a first step towards making policy robust to them. So too is institutional design Speech given by Andrew G Haldane,...
When more is not enough: Executive greed and its influence on shareholder wealth. (2014)
"new research examines the effects of greed on shareholder wealth and looks at whether various contextual factors, like a strong board of directors, CEO tenure and discretion make the situation...
Hubris has set Tesco on a course into perilous seas. (2014)
“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...
Research Café 2014: Sir Bob Reid – positive lessons from recent history
"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...
Research Café 2014: Lord Bikhu Parekh – cultural perspectives on power
"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......
Research Café 2014: Lord David Owen – ‘binding’ leaders
"... I will deal with, ‘Structures and processes that might bind, shackle and brake democratic leaders without inhibiting their ability to give of their best’. ‘Binding’ is very important … One...