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Can human capital drive portfolio returns? Listen to Jason Mitchell discuss with Professor Dan Ariely, Duke University, about what a human capital factor looks like; how incentives and the basic idea of “feeling valued “are fundamental drivers behind employee motivation; and why human capital can represent an overlooked source of alpha.

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In this engaging episode, we welcome Prof. Eugene Sadler-Smith, an esteemed scholar and thought leader in the fields of management and organizational behavior. Prof. Sadler-Smith will explore the concept of the Hubris Hazard—the tendency for individuals and organizations to overestimate their capabilities and make misguided decisions based on unwarranted confidence.

Tune in and gain valuable insights from Prof. Eugene Sadler-Smith!

About the Guest:

Prof. Eugene Sadler-Smith is a Professor of Organizational Behavior at Surrey Business School. He earned his first degree from the University of Leeds (School of Geography) and completed his Ph.D. at the University of Birmingham, with a thesis titled “Individual Differences and the Design of Instructional Materials,” which he completed part-time while working for British Gas plc from 1987 to 1994.

Prof. Sadler-Smith's primary research interests include intuition in decision-making and hubris in leadership. His work has been published in numerous CABS-listed journals, including the Academy of Management Learning and Education, British Journal of Management, Journal of Business Ethics, and Human Relations, among others. He has also contributed to professional publications such as Forbes (Korea) and People Management, as well as mainstream media outlets like The Times and The Observer.

His latest book, Intuition in Business, was published by Oxford University Press in 2023. Prof. Sadler-Smith is the author of several other significant works, including Human Resource Development: From Theory into Practice (SAGE, 2022), Hubristic Leadership (SAGE, 2019), Learning and Development for Managers (Blackwell, 2006), Inside Intuition (Routledge, 2008), and The Intuitive Mind (John Wiley and Sons, 2010). The latter has been translated into Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, and Russian and was shortlisted for the Chartered Management Institute's ‘Management Book of the Year’ award in 2010.
Prof. Sadler-Smith has contributed invited chapters to various handbooks, most recently serving as section editor for the Springer Handbook of Virtue Ethics in Business and Management. His forthcoming book, The Hubris Hazard and How to Avoid It, will be published by Routledge in 2024.

This podcast is brought to you by Global Management Consultancy. For more information, please visit www.globalmanagementconsultancy.com.

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Prof. Eugene Sadler-Smith on The Hubris Hazard and Strategies to Overcome It

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