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Hubris and Narcissism in Management – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post 957 Dear Colleagues! This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post 957 for Pharma Veterans. Pharma Veterans Blogs are published by Asrar Qureshi on its dedicated site https://pharmaveterans.com. Please email to aq.pharmaveterans@gmail.com for publishing your contributions here. Credit: Tima Miroshnichenko Credit: Kampus Production Credit: Kampus Production Credit: Maria Orlova Credit: Safa Bakirci In the realm of management and leadership, the traits of hubris and narcissism are often prevalent to varying degrees and can significantly shape leadership styles and organizational dynamics. It is essential to understand how these traits manifest in leaders, their impact on management practices, and possible ways to mitigate their negative effects. Hubris Hubris is an ancient Greek term, literally translating to ‘excess’.  It describes a state of exaggerated self-belief and arrogance. People suffering from hubris imagine that the way t...

Persistent Rise of Bad Bosses – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #953 Dear Colleagues! This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #953 for Pharma Veterans. Pharma Veterans Blogs are published by Asrar Qureshi on its dedicated site https://pharmaveterans.com. Please email to aq.pharmaveterans@gmail.com for publishing your contributions here. Credit: Pavel Danilyuk Credit: Tima Miroshnichenko Credit: Yan Krukau This blogpost is based on a talk of Lucia Rahilly of McKinsey with Dr. Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, author of ‘Why Do So Many Incompetent Men Become Leaders?: (And How to Fix it) (HBR Press 2019). It is common observation that too many incompetent men rise to leadership positions, which is serious, and in many cases, devastating issue. True, that men also suffer the consequences of bad leadership, but the damage to people and organizations may be much bigger.  Tomas says their research was focused on abilities, competencies, interests, and personalities, but they also collected data on age, gende...