An investigation into the societal, economic, financial and reputational costs of hubristic leadership, with insights into the characteristics and causes of this phenomenon, and recommended safeguards to avoid hubris from happening in the first place.

The 2008 financial crash, the war in Iraq and the Trump Administration are just some of the examples Eugene Sadler-Smith uses to bring hubristic leadership and all its pitfalls to life in this groundbreaking new text. Using critical analysis and reflective anecdotes, this book explores the characteristics and impacts of hubristic leadership and how these might be anticipated, mitigated and allayed.