Posts tagged with: Hubris
The sweet spot between hubris and humility. (2013)
"When the founder of Intel was asked how it felt being called the “Father of Silicon Valley” he responded, “It makes me a little proud and a little humble.” There is...
Fighting corporate hubris: The four steps of the perpetuity principle. (2013)
CEOs should serve as stewards of their companies, developing profitable, sustainable, and trusted businesses. Hans-Paul Burkner, Chairman, Boston Consulting Group bcg.perspectives 6 June 2013. “Massive corporate fraud, the dot-com bubble,...
Alex Ferguson is an alpha-male primate and this is why he was a great manager. (2013)
"The more successful he became, the bigger the egos he had to deal with among his millionaire players. Success, like power, is a strong drug which inflates egos and can...
From hubris to nemesis: Irish banks, behavioural biases and the crisis (2013.)
"The Irish experience provides a pertinent case study of what can happen when hubris and associated behavioural biases take control of a bank’s risk management strategy. Michael Dowling, lecturer...
Should hubris be a disease? (2013)
"Whether we call hubris a disease is for me a pragmatic question. Could we prevent, screen for, or treat hubris? I doubt it, so let’s not call it a disease....
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. ...
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...
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...
The H Factor: A behavioral explanation of leadership failures in the 2007-2009 financial system meltdown. (2012)
"the current problems with the financial system and our economy have many of their roots in ... words that begin with the letter H - hubris, hypocrisy, hostility, honour, humility, and...
The New Few: Or a Very British Oligarchy. (2012)
"Bored with watching corrupt politicians jockeying for power, ordinary Britons are feeling disconnected from politics and increasingly cynical about the back-scratching relationship between politicians and big business Ferdinand Mount....