27 The canary in the coalmine Using linguistic markers to identify the early warning signs of hubristic leader behaviors
Introduction
Bertrand Russell, in his History of Western Philosophy, published just after the momentous events of the Second World War, described hubris as “an intoxication of power” that results in a “certain kind of madness” and presents one of the “greatest dangers of our times”. In the intervening three-quarters of a century, hubris has not abated. In both politics and business management, hubristic leader behaviors present us with ever-greater dangers. We need to look no further than Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine in 2022, which according to ...
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