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Best of The New Way We Work: This is why your boss is so bad at his job

The New Way We Work

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Why Do Narcissus Become Leaders More Than Other Personality Types?

Narcissus is a type of personality that has been linked to poor leadership. In most organizations, people are rewarded if they focus on managing up and playing the game of politics. People with these types of personalities actually become leaders more than people with pathetic person ities or co operative personalities. The traits that make a good leader are encouraged and nurtured in women and girls a lot more than men. We overrate our intuition and we focus so much on style and so eon substance,. That also accidentally selects for narcesistic individuals.

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