Here’s an exclamation point to my recent post on The Red-Flag Attitude about hubris and the toll it takes on successful people and organizations. It’s a short but powerful article by Chicago Tribune columnist Phil Rosenthal. He starts with a powerful example from the private sector, but everything he writes applies equally well in the nonprofit world. The more successful you are, the more you should find a minute to read this: Hubris strikes again.
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I agree wholeheartedly. I would go even further to argue that the problem is a deep-rooted cultural problem.
Thanks for your comments. A deeper discussion of hubris will undoubtedly include discussions of the influences on attitudes of gender, culture, and community .