Devil's Advocate

Fighting board rubber-stamping

14 July 2015

Public companies should appoint a ‘Contrarian Director’ – inspired by the ‘Devil’s Advocate’ – to challenge board decisions and suggest alternatives, according to new Cambridge research.  

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 ̽»¨Ö±²¥conference will examine the effects that the projected fantasies of subordinates have on managers when the latter begin to believe in them.

̽»¨Ö±²¥intoxication of power

18 September 2013

Why are so many companies brought down by an excess of self-confidence, and rash decision-making by out-of-control egos at the top? A Cambridge conference aims to explain why power corrupts, and whether corporate leaders could learn a few lessons from the humble crow.

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