Posts tagged with: Managing hubris
VW’s board needed more outsiders. (2015)
"Volkswagen’s ability to manage the fallout from its emissions crisis was and remains deeply compromised by the absence of a strong leadership structure and by not having an outsider as chair. Ludo...
The leadership shadow: How to recognise and avoid derailment, hubris and overdrive. (2014)
“Leaders can do enormous harm if they do not sustain an awareness of the dangerous psychological states it is so easy to be sucked into as a leader Erik...
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...
Why are there so many horrible bosses? (2014)
“What can organizations and individuals do about bad bosses?" Prof. Ronald E. Riggio, Claremont McKenna College, California Psychology Today 6 August 2014. “We all likely have a story of that...
Virtue, hubris and risk culture. (2014)
“Risk culture should be reimagined as a matter of integrity and a steadfast opposition to hubris and narcissistic traits.” Anthony Asher, Victoria Clout and Tracy Wilcox Paper presented to the...
Conference 2014 video. Lord David Owen: Historic ‘toe-holders’ and time limits
"I should start with one of the most charismatic politicians of the 20th Century, Franklin D Roosevelt. He was not a consensual figure; he knew how to hate… he was...
Conference 2014 video. Gillian Hyde: Influential partnerships – a possible role for a modern day court jester
"Derailers in organisations are inevitable and their impact increases as they move up the career ladder. At the same time, counter-balances decrease; there is no-one contradicting or advising people as...
Tackling psychopathy: A necessary competency in leadership development? (2014)
“most adults will have worked with or been supervised by a psychopathic individual…. leaders need to tackle psychopathic behaviour at work if they truly wish to improve quality and safety....
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.,...