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The author tests the hypothesis that hubris and the Bathsheba syndrome tend to affect all top leaders, by zooming in on the best known and very highest executives of our own day and age, and examines the psychological forces tugging at the top level of political leadership.

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Introduction - the Bathsheba Syndrome 1. Lust or Sexual Obsession 2. Glutonny or Substance Abuse 3. Greed or Hidden Corruption 4. Wrath or Power Abuse 5. Folly or Mental Disease 6. Denail of Mortal Illness 7. Pride or Over-confidence Conclusion - Gender, Hormones and Risk Appendix Footnotes References (PM. Index) Author

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Dr. Jaap van Ginneken is a Dutch Psychologist and Former Associate Professor in Communication Science at Amsterdam University, Netherlands.

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