Posts tagged with: Managing hubris

“…firms accused of financial misreporting exhibit features of strong CEO power and hubris…Governance mechanisms, especially independent boards of directors, do not seem to be effective in detecting or preventing financial...

Is the capacity for corruption inherent in the nature of power? A mechanism for taming power could be ‘Generative historical consciousness’. David. G. Winter, University of Michigan American Psychologist, Vol...

"Teams and their leaders may have conflicting networking goals. That needn’t be a problem, but often is." Frédéric C. Godart, Insead Knowledge, 6 March 2017 Based on a paper prepared...

"Can a coach or mentor change the behaviour of a destructive organisational sociopath? This practitioner says no. Comments taken from an edition of the BBC Radio 4 programme ‘The Bottom...

“In.. two decades as an executive coach ... I’ve seen a disproportionate share of toxic leaders... Here are some things I’ve learned as a result of my experiences. Ray Williams, coaching practitioner International...

"A practical reflection of narcissism in organizations and core issues coaches may face (in dealing with it).” Kerri S. Kearney, Associate Professor, Oklahmoa State University International Journal of Evidence Based...

“For ancient Greeks the antidote to hubris was ‘sophrosyne’, which literally means healthy-mindedness…..” Erik de Haan, Director Centre for Coaching, Ashridge Executive Education Ashridge Insights Blog, 18 February 2016. “At...

Do hubristic CEOs give themselves away in the ways they speak and write? If so, language could provide valuable early warning of potentially destructive leadership. The use of ‘Linguistic Markers’...

Four early signals from a prospective CEO’s behavior help… predict failure or success. Tim Lasseter, advisor at Strategy&, PwC’s strategy consulting business and University of Virginia professor strategy+business, 21 Nov...

A CEO all too aware of hubris and the damage she could inflict by becoming ’too powerful’: a company whose policies and practices seem designed to avoid a culture of...