As a corporate leader, Elon Musk is publicly very confident, but he and other self-assured CEOs should take note: Newly published research shows that overconfident senior executives are more likely to ...

The late Steve Jobs was a prime example of an overconfident CEO who was also a wildly successful innovator. Not interested in focus groups or feedback from his colleagues, Jobs stuck to his ...

A recent study found that 70 percent of people were overconfident about their knowledge of politics and when told about the falsehoods they held, refused to change their mind. As statewide primaries ...

Researchers have long known that people are very frequently overconfident -- that they tend to believe they are more physically talented, socially adept, and skilled at their job than they actually ...

Overconfident investors feel they can ‘beat the market’. Hence, they ignore the risk involved and invest far more than their less confident counterparts. They tend to buy overpriced assets, invest in ...

Self-confidence is a trait seen near-unanimously among leaders across all walks of professional life. People tend to expect their managers, bosses, and c-level executives to project a certain amount ...

Overconfident individuals bite off more than they can chew. For example, they may leave too late to arrive at an appointment on time, thinking that they can make it. As a result, they fall off the ...

By Adrian R. Camilleri, RMIT University People are notoriously overconfident. Regardless of the context – sports, finance, politics – people believe that their judgements and decisions are better than ...

In the corporate world, the best person doesn’t always get the top job. A new paper, The Life Cycle of a CEO, says overconfident people are more likely to be appointed CEO. Why? Well, companies focus ...