Posts tagged with: Guardian
‘It was like a bereavement’: life after leaving a big job (2017)
"...the hardest lesson may not be dealing with the ignobility conferred by your newfound lack of status, the really tough bit is dealing with your newfound sense of self." Melissa...
The hubris of the economists laid bare: a cautionary tale about quirky overconfidence. 2015
"Freakonomics …. reflected a wider overconfidence in economics. Like the discipline it emerged from, Freakonomics would have benefited from being humbler and rather more open to suggestions. The Guardian Editorial,...
Sepp Blatter finally lets go of Fifa as FBI noose tightens. (2015)
“Blatter has long been addicted to the power and prestige afforded him by his job… At times he appeared divorced from the reality of his organisation” Owen Gibson, chief sports...