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The Bigger They Are, THe Harder They Fall PDF Print E-mail
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Monday, 21 December 2009 23:59

Pathological narcissism is on the rise, says Harvard Medical School psychologist STEVEN BERGLAS. Just when certain people seem to have it all, their kingdoms come crashing down. Berglas believes they are often victims of a syndrome that a bigger bank account won't ever cure. Reprinted from Time.com

Q. You've been studying and treating rich and successful people for nearly a decade. What have you discovered?

A. Individuals who suffer from success have what I call the four A's -- arrogance, a sense of aloneness, the need to seek adventure and adultery. These are the core attributes of people who achieve stellar successes without the psychological bedrock to prevent disorder. All my patients and the individuals I've studied suffer from at least three out of four of these patterns.
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Golden Geese: Keep the Eggs Coming PDF Print E-mail
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Friday, 29 May 2009 00:00

This is reprinted from Leadership Excellence (5/2009)

 

Successful people crash and burn after achieving stellar success far more often than they find ways to sustain, replicate or improve on their achievements. To ensure that your climb up the ladder of success will not end in a tragic fall, you might want to study what hubris is and what great thinkers have written about it, and learn how to inoculate yourself against falling victim to it.

In ancient Rome victorious generals were honored for their heroics with a parade. The honoree rode in the lead chariot followed closely by a slave who walked behind him holding a wreath over his head while whispering to the hero, “Remember. . . thou art only a man.” The ancient Romans and Greeks understood hubris, the arrogance born of success.

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IFB flyer, Stockton CA PDF Print E-mail
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Wednesday, 18 November 2009 18:19

sept24-09-stocktonInstitute for Family Business

 

The entrepreneurial spirit:  How to Sustain it in Founders and Foster it in The “Next Generation” -  presented by Dr. Steven Berglas
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Ken Lay: A Prisoner of His Own Success PDF Print E-mail
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Monday, 18 February 2002 08:00

Why did Kenneth L. Lay do it?

Pundits from every corner of academe are weighing in on this question. But the countless analysts who claim that the former Enron Corp. chairman lied out of greed are wrong.

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After 25 years of studying and counseling self-destructive executives whose behavior was at least as abnormal as Lay's, I can guarantee that what drove him--or, more accurately, caused him to freeze in his tracks as Enron's financial house of cards was collapsing--was far more complex.

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