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Women bosses turn into men says Germaine Greer. (2016)
“If you want to make the world a safer, kinder, happier place then simply substituting men with women wouldn’t cut it.” Greg Hurst The Times, 25 June 2016 Image: YLWA...
Selfie-generation grades boosted ‘if lecturers are narcissists’. (2016)
“less narcissistic students struggled in classes with more narcissistic faculty.. However, more narcissistic students “thrived” with similarly self-obsessed instructors”. David Matthews, Times Higher Education 5 April 2016 Image: iStock For...
Five stars and falling stars. (2016)
“Hubris has a nasty habit of breeding disaster, particularly when combined with oodles of cheap debt.” Gillian Tett, Ft.com > FT Magazine, 8 April 2016 “...in 1990 the Japanese bubble...
All but Tata could see the hubris of buying Corus. (2016)
"It was … up there with Lloyds’ merger with HBOS or Royal Bank of Scotland’s acquisition of ABN Amro in the roll call of disastrously ill-judged takeovers. Jeremy Warner The...
Tesla blames ‘hubris’ for Model X part delays. (2016)
“Given loss-making Tesla’s history of missed deadlines, this target needed to be met to earn the faith of consumers and investors alike BBC News: technology (online) 5 April 2016 “Tesla Motors...
The perils of appointing a high-profile chief executive. (2016)
“The chance that electing an exciting leader may yield a gigantic return keeps tempting directors and investors to hubris-prone full-charisma CEOs. Their instinct is half-right.” Andrew Hill Ft.com/management 14 March...
How testosterone can make men kind and generous: Experts reveal the 5 weird ways it changes behaviour. (2016)
“..For every question scientists answer on testosterone, more are raised in its place Harry Pettit MailOnline 30 December 2016. “Testosterone has long been associated with aggression and competition in men....
Rudeness in medical settings could kill patients. (2016)
“… if rudeness damages your cognitive system then you can’t function appropriately in a complex situation. Travis McKnight nymag 26 Oct 2016 Photo: Karen Neal/ABC Based on research by Prof....
The line between confidence and hubris. (2016)
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...
CEOs who want to change the world struggle for name recognition. (2016)
"The result may be a comfort to those chief executives who prefer to keep a low profile." Andrew Hill ft.com 18 Jan 2016 “Only four in 10 people can name...