The Intoxication of Power is a collection of contributions by thirteen authors from various academic disciplines sharing a concern for the development of understanding of the nature and origins of leadership hubris. The book originated at conferences held by the Daedalus Trust, which fosters research into challenges to organizational well-being.

Peter Garrard is a clinical academic neurologist based at St George's University of London, UK. His clinical practice and research focus on cognitive and language disorders. Graham Robinson is a visiting senior fellow at the Surrey Business School of the University of Surrey, UK, where he is concerned with issues of organizational learning and development.