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Leadership Lecture: Additional Reading
Thursday, March 31, 2005
"Avoiding the Perils of Success"
Dr.Steven Berglas, author and clinical psychologist
Dr. Steven Berglas will share his insights on this personally challenging topic. In this session, Dr. Berglas will draw upon his 20+ years of experience coaching and counseling accomplished leaders who lost their way while climbing the corporate ladder. He will also explore how successful individuals undermine their own success and how you can recognize symptoms and adopt healthy coping strategies in your own life.
Selected Articles
Additional reading material has been selected by Jackson Library Staff. Due to contractual arrangements, access to some articles may be restricted to the Stanford community, and subscribers of the "Library Databases" offered through the GSB Alumni's Lifelong Learning Program. Inclusion below does not imply University endorsement of the ideas expressed.
Personal behavior is fair game.
Chief Executive, December 2002
Psychologist Steven Berglas believes high-profile self-destruction often comes when powerful people have reached all their major objectives. CEOs, of course, know appearances count. And since they never would have risen to the corner office without a supply of social graces, the majority of CEOs are well polished.
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When the thrill is gone. BusinessWeek Online, September 13, 2001
You make a six-figure salary, work in an office with a view, and park your car in a space that's reserved for you. But when your assistant goes home for the night, and it's just you and your framed degrees on the wall, you catch yourself staring into space and wondering: Is this all there is?
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Irrationality in philosophy and psychology: the moral implications of self-defeating behavior. Journal of Consciousness Studies, 5, 1998
The philosophical study of irrationality has yielded many important insights into the workings of the human mind. A particularly interesting issue within irrationality is the phenomena of self-defeating behavior. This self-defeat, and the behaviors which lead to it, may take many forms.
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Selected Books
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Your own worst enemy : understanding the paradox of self-defeating behavior |
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Reclaiming the Fire : How Successful People Overcome Burnout |
Selected Website