Manfred F. R. Kets de Vries is Distinguished Clinical Professor of Leadership Development & Organisational Change at INSEAD Business School and one of the leading leadership experts. Trained as a management scholar and psychoanalyst his work focuses on the interface between management theory, psychotherapy and executive coaching.
The Icarus Syndrome: Leaders who fly too close to the sun
The Icarus syndrome characterises leaders who initiate overly ambitious projects that come to naught, causing harm to themselves and others in the process. Professor Manfred Kets…
