Posts tagged with: Hubris
Conference 2014 video. Jon Snow: Charismatic leadership & the media
"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...
In praise of leaders. (2014) We badly need leaders, but human beings have come to realise power is a two-edged sword.
"We need leaders, and we need leaders with the appetite for it. Leaders need to get satisfaction from wielding power because if they don’t, they will not experience the pharmacological benefits ...
Narcissism and perversion in public policy. (2014) Separating risk from responsibility disengages policy makers from consequences.
"Separating risk from responsibility in the financial sector was not merely about creating perverse incentives, but about disengaging policy makers from the all too predictable consequences of such policies Marianna...
Ukraine crisis: How do you deal with a power-hungry bully like Vladimir Putin? (2014)
Telegraph. "Power corrupts and it has corrupted Vladimir Putin absolutely. As the drama in Ukraine continues, experts examine the mind and motivations of the man responsible. The Telegraph's 'Telegram' Podcast, 9...
Too much power can do very odd things to a leader’s head. (2014)
Robertson, Ian. "Putin has held power in Russia for approaching 15 years – too long for any man or woman’s brain to endure without dangerous changes which foster recklessness and...
Hubris drove foreign policy mistake “far worse than Suez”. (2014) Lord David Owen interview
"If the Iraq war is the nexus for a Sunni-Shiite war - which might be the history of the next 100 years - it’s far worse than Suez as a foreign policy...
The origin of failure: a multidisciplinary appraisal of the hubris hypothesis and proposed research agenda. (2014)
"Provides an organized appraisal of managerial hubris using an original conceptual map and distills suggestions for managing hubris that may prove helpful to practitioners". Picone, P. M., Dagnino, G. B., & Minà, A.,...
How to avoid recruiting a narcissist. (2014)
"Recent research by MWM Consulting suggests that the unchecked personalities of senior leaders can become a major destructive force and harder to detect than other corporate threats. More than 80 CEOs, chairmen and board directors shared...
Hubris syndrome in 2 minutes: video
Lord Owen provides a succinct summary of the concept of Hubris Syndrome, its manifestations and impacts on leadership, businesses and society. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbSEpSq1i_c
Exposing the hubris in knowing. (2014)
“…the most significant progress (comes from) intellectual humility that lets us accept that most of what we know will ... before long, become wrong.” Elizabeth Nable, President of Brigham and Women’s Hospital, professor...