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Blair “is a man with a messiah complex … time in office made him mad”. (2014)
Tony Blair is a narcissist with a messiah complex who is passionate about making money and lives a ‘strange life’ among the super-rich, according to a former close friend. ...
The biology of risk. (2014). By eliminating uncertainty has the Federal Reserve actually helped inflate market bubbles?
"By eliminating uncertainty in policy, has the Federal Reserve spread complacency among the financial community and actually helped inflate market bubbles? The author argues that greater transparency at the Fed ...
The myth of the strong leader? BBC Radio 4, 2014. Is it better to lead from the front, or advise from the side-line?
"Host Tom Sutcliffe asks whether it's better to lead from the front, or advise from the side-line. Richard Hytner celebrates the latter: those who wield influence and authority away from...
The problem with finance. (2014)
"...it takes a long time to change a faulty culture, especially one that makes economic sense for the people inside it.” Edward Hadas, Economics Editor, Reuters Breakingviews.com 6 November 2014...
Hubris syndrome and the Arab spring: shared ideology or folie partagée? (2014). Can leaders’ hubris expand into a collective form?
"All the deposed rulers in the Arab Spring appear to fulfil the proposed diagnostic criteria for hubris syndrome as described by Lord Owen. They have been replaced by ‘democratically’ elected...
Ukraine crisis: How do you deal with a power-hungry bully like Vladimir Putin? (2014)
Telegraph. "Power corrupts and it has corrupted Vladimir Putin absolutely. As the drama in Ukraine continues, experts examine the mind and motivations of the man responsible. The Telegraph's 'Telegram' Podcast, 9...
Too much power can do very odd things to a leader’s head. (2014)
Robertson, Ian. "Putin has held power in Russia for approaching 15 years – too long for any man or woman’s brain to endure without dangerous changes which foster recklessness and...
Hubris drove foreign policy mistake “far worse than Suez”. (2014) Lord David Owen interview
"If the Iraq war is the nexus for a Sunni-Shiite war - which might be the history of the next 100 years - it’s far worse than Suez as a foreign policy...
How to avoid recruiting a narcissist. (2014)
"Recent research by MWM Consulting suggests that the unchecked personalities of senior leaders can become a major destructive force and harder to detect than other corporate threats. More than 80 CEOs, chairmen and board directors shared...
Short Cuts. (2014). Narcissism ensnares an awful lot of people in its sticky web.
"Narcissism may be a self-referential condition, but it ensnares an awful lot of people in its sticky web. David Runciman London Review of Books, 6 November 2014 Vol. 36 No....