Mahmud of Ghazni is remembered for depravities and wars. Apparently, he had a Hindu army division, which he used to fight rebel Muslims, as during the capture of the Zarang fort in 1003 CE. Mahmud’s capital city and tomb are now crumbling, unmarked and uncelebrated. Such is the collapse of arrogant power and pomp!
What mental health is for modern young people, arrogance and ego are to boardrooms. The evidence that CXOs are increasingly affected by arrogance is anecdotal, but a sure trend. In my 2018 book, CRASH, I quoted researchers, who found that power intoxicates a leader and impairs
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