Too Proud to Lead: How Hubris Can Destroy Effective Leadership and What to Do About It

A fascinating investigation into how leaders' confidence can transform into hubris, which has the devastating potential to lead not only to their own downfall, but also to the collapse of entire organizations.

While confidence is a vital attribute for any successful business leader, it is often taken too far ? they fall into the pitfalls of hubris and, like Icarus, find themselves flying too close to the sun. Laying out the dangers of arrogant overconfidence for both individuals and organiza...