Is Executive Hubris Ruining Companies?

Crash McBang wonders: "In a recent IndustryWeek article, Mathew Hayward, assistant professor at the University of Colorado, does a Q&A on his new book, "Ego Check: Why Executive Hubris Is Wrecking Companies And Careers And How To Avoid The Trap", which shows how executives' inflated egos can impact what they choose to produce, the manufacturing decisions they make and how they market their products. What failures (colossal or otherwise) have you been involved in that could be attributed to Executive Hubris?"

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Re:Private Sector has the Military beat cold on th

[Anonymous Coward]

in the military
everyone has guns
the fog of battle and all that

it is difficult to beat a boss to death with a keyboard
i did have one fire me once because he claimed i tried to run over him with a forklift
i did not