The Leadership Hubris Epidemic Biological Roots and Strategies for P
This edited collection surveys and analyses the multidimensional problem of Hubris syndrome, and its deleterious effect on leadership within organisations. The study develops an extended metaphor of the social and political ill of Hubris as a virulent, co
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THE LEADERSHIP HUBRIS EPIDEMIC Biological Roots and Strategies for Prevention
The Leadership Hubris Epidemic
Peter Garrard Editor
The Leadership Hubris Epidemic Biological Roots and Strategies for Prevention
Editor Peter Garrard St George’s, University of London London, UK
ISBN 978-3-319-57254-3 ISBN 978-3-319-57255-0 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-57255-0 Library of Congress Control Number: 2017948309 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Printed on acid-free paper This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
Foreword
The publication of Lord Owen’s book ‘In Sickness and in Power’ (Owen 2008) brought to public attention details of the biographies of some world leaders in a way that exposed their health and personality problems as well as the disastrous consequences of some of their decisions. However, it was Owen and Davidson’s (2009) description of the disorder Hubris Syndrome that attracted the greatest interest, not only from professionals and experts, but also from the general public. Although the phenomenon of hubristic behaviour had been recognised in the leadership literature for a long time, the idea that some politicians had suffered from an actual disorder, which could be described in formal, medical terminology, was novel, perhaps even shocking. Whether Hubris Syndrome justifies inclusion in the classification system of psychiatric disorders remains to be seen, the phenomenon being more one of personality change or trait—occurring when a leader becomes dangerously overconfident and develops an excessive degree of pride—than an actual psychiatric disorder. It has since become clear tha
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