Posts tagged with: News media articles
A lack of succession planning is bad for business. (2013)
"Allowing a corporate leader to overstay his or her useful time at the top is harmful. Some leaders can change, and develop an acquired personality disorder, after wielding power. ...
Dangerous link between power and hubris in politics. (2013)
"There is a dark side to power, which derives from its mind-changing effects on the people who hold it. The group looked for words, phrases and patterns of language use that...
The case for CEO term limits. (2013)
"...how does a nation or company avoid the dangers of tone-deaf leaders? It's as simple as making finite the time that leaders spend close to power's flame. In other words:...
Power and the glory seekers. (2013)
"Some of the world’s worst cock-ups could be said to be caused by individuals who allow power to inflate their egos to Hindenburg proportions. Consider the Iraq war, the banking fiasco, Miley...
In the boardroom: hubris syndrome. (2013)
"Problems caused by individuals recklessly using their power can be sometimes identified amongst leaders in the NHS. Most get caught but not before they have done great damage Professor Brian...
How Kevin Rudd’s campaign unravelled. (Australian Financial Review 2013).
"A diagnosis of ‘grandiose narcissism’ ie. hubris helped Rudd's political opponents to a landslide. A fascinating look at the Australian election and the decisive role of hubris. Pamela Williams Australian...
Science can help to spot symptoms of executive hubris. (Financial Times, 2013)
Tett, Gillian. "How can an investor tell if a bank is heading for danger? Analysts have proposed all manner of financial measures. But why not analyse the words of the...
Neuroscience may help us understand financial bubbles. (2013)
"New research suggests market bubbles are driven by a biological impulse to predict others’ behaviour ... people are more likely to overvalue assets in a bubble ... Benedetto De Martino,...
Power corrupts but it also plays with your mind: Lloyd George, Chamberlain and Thatcher all suffered from ‘hubris syndrome’. (2013)
Owen, Lord David: "British Prime Ministers such as David Lloyd George, Chamberlain and Thatcher and US President George W Bush met the clinical diagnosis of Hubris Syndrome, first described in...
The path to power and how to use it. (2013)
"Broughton reviews the different approaches to power taken by some of today’s leading CEOs. Call it what you like, raw power, its acquisition and use, still count in business. Philip...