Narcissism is bad, but hubris can lead to a downfall

Narcissism is bad, but hubris can lead to a downfall | practice (split each time) | What is your company's power source? Created for {EMAIL} | [{NAME}]( at [{NAME}]( [For more relevant content - Update Your Profile]( | [Web Version]( March 20, 2024 CONNECT WITH SMARTBRIEF  [LinkedIn]( [Facebook]( [X]( [SmartBrief on Leadership]( Innovative Ideas. Ahead of the Curve. [SIGN UP]( ⋅ [SHARE]( ADVERTISEMENT Leading the Way [] [Narcissism is bad, but hubris can lead to a downfall]( [Narcissism is bad, but hubris can lead to a downfall]( (Yossakorn Kaewwannarat/Getty Images) Narcissism is a bad trait in a leader, but hubris, which INSEAD professor Manfred F. R. Kets de Vries defines as "a state of exaggerated self-belief and arrogance" -- or believing the world revolves around you and your opinion -- can be worse. Kets de Vries offers five ways to combat hubris, including getting feedback to uncover leadership blind spots, leading with humility and learning to laugh at yourself. Full Story: [INSEAD Knowledge]( (3/19) [LinkedIn]( [X]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] Put it into practice: Combat hubris by being willing to listen to criticism from others, [admitting when you've made a mistake]( and realistically assessing your own strengths and weaknesses, Kets de Vries writes. "A willingness to assess oneself objectively can serve as an effective countermeasure to hubris." [Create a carbon marketplace with Nasdaq]( Nasdaq's technology offers the tools you need to create a carbon trading venue with ease. Trust Nasdaq technology to support your strategic vision, drive growth, and elevate your carbon market and sustainability initiatives to new heights. [Learn more.]( ADVERTISEMENT: [] SmartBrief on Leadership [] [What is your company's power source?]( [What is your company's power source?]( (Andriy Onufriyenko/Getty Images) The complexity of today's companies makes a bird's-eye perspective insufficient and a deeper view far more important. Author and leadership adviser Larry Robertson suggests digging down to find your company's power source, which for Airbnb could be "belong anywhere" and for Walmart could be "live better." Full Story: [SmartBrief/Leadership]( (3/19) [LinkedIn]( [X]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] Put it into practice: Raise your chances of success, Robertson writes, by [reminding yourself of your power source](. For example, he says, Reese Witherspoon's "billion-dollar juggernaut Hello Sunshine has grown and thrived as quickly as it has while crosscutting sectors that others never thought to interrelate by constantly reminding themselves that be it book publishing, clothing retail, movie production or home decor, all of it is about being in the business of 'enabling storytellers.' 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