Overview
Too Proud to Lead provides essential advice on how to avoid hubristic behavior that can endanger businesses, as well as cope with arrogant overconfidence in others in the workplace. Laying out the dangers of arrogant overconfidence for both individuals and organizations, Too Proud To Lead explores the economic and psychological costs of hubristic behavior and argues for a new approach to leadership in order to avoid the pitfalls of hubris. Punctuated with award-winning research and practical solutions against the systemic hubris plaguing today's organizations, the authors reveal exactly how confidence can sour into overconfidence--and why it can happen to anyone. With this easily-absorbed book, packed with key insights, listeners acquire the essential arsenal of tools for understanding, identifying, anticipating and coping with hubris, in both themselves and in the workplace, leading to better lives and sustained success for years to come. Too Proud To Lead guides listeners on how to: speak up when no one wants to listen; challenge the status quo; create open and transparent cultures that promote inclusivity; foster positive recognition within an organization; and remove hubris and harassment from their workplace and life.
Full Product Details
Author: Rita Trehan ,
Ben Laker ,
David Cobb ,
Caroline Ramsay
Publisher: Ascent Audio
Imprint: Ascent Audio
ISBN: 9798200934454
Publication Date: 02 November 2021
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Audio
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Author Information
Rita Trehan is a Fortune 200 Chief Human Resources Officer turned global HR and transformation consultant who advises executives worldwide to create, transform, and build sustainable businesses. She writes for the Independent and is the author of Unleashing Capacity: The Hidden Human Resources. Professor Ben Laker is a renowned scholar and educator tenured to Henley Business School who influences governments and corporations' policies and practices globally. He writes for Forbes and the Washington Post and publishes research in leading academic and managerial outlets, including the Harvard Business Review and MIT Sloan Management Review. David Cobb is a serial entrepreneur who serves the Oceanova group of companies-including The National Centre for Leadership and Management and National College of Education-as CEO. He collaborates with influential thinkers and is regarded by Forbes as a leading expert on disruptive innovation. Caroline Ramsay is a classically trained actress, with a passion for storytelling, an emotive voice, and a comedic touch. She recorded her first audiobook in 2010 and since then has enjoyed the growing world of audio storytelling. Through Audible she moved to recording for radio, TV, and theater.
