Advanced Health Technology

Chapter 6 Ignore the Dangers of Hubris at Your Own Risk: Mitigating the Barrier to Trust and Respect for High-Performing Teams in Medical Technology

Karen Jaw-Madson and Sherri Douville

DOI: 10.4324/9781003348603-8

Contents

Introduction

Conceptualizing Hubris

Consequences of Hubris

Benefits

Leadership

Collaborators, Partners, Teams, and Organizations

Business, Industry, and Society

Disrupting Hubris

Person to Person

Leadership Selection, Performance Management, and Development

Culture, Community, and Organizational Citizenship

Conclusion

References

Introduction

“Well, sir, at the risk of sounding immodest, you see before you a young man without a flaw … Unless, of course, you find me immodest, in which case, I have one flaw.”

– Alex ...