Devil's Advocate

Fighting board rubber-stamping

14 Jul 2015
Public companies should appoint a ‘Contrarian Director’ – inspired by the ‘Devil’s Advocate’ – to challenge board decisions and suggest alternatives...
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The conference will examine the effects that the projected fantasies of subordinates have on managers when the latter begin to believe in them.

The intoxication of power

18 Sep 2013
Why are so many companies brought down by an excess of self-confidence, and rash decision-making by out-of-control egos at the top? A Cambridge...
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