ManTalks Podcast 3 Dark Leadership Traits You Need (But Don’t Want to Admit)
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Sep 29, 2025 Explore the intriguing concept of dark traits in leadership. Discover how unpredictability can enhance influence, while high stress tolerance earns respect. Learn the potential pitfalls of extreme stress resilience and the role of a lack of empathy in driving results. The discussion emphasizes balancing these traits to become a more effective leader, weaving in historical examples and personal insights. Insights from psychology, particularly Carl Jung, illuminate the importance of integrating these traits without losing oneself.
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Strategic Unpredictability Builds Influence
- Predictability reduces charge and makes you easier to manipulate in relationships and leadership.
- Strategic unpredictability preserves mystery and forces others out of homeostasis.
Use Small Actions To Be Less Predictable
- Speak up or hold back deliberately to create unpredictability where it serves you at work.
- Use small, strategic changes in routine to maintain curiosity without eroding trust.
Calm Under Pressure Creates Authority
- High stress tolerance lets leaders create direction when others are frozen or afraid.
- Stress inoculation expands capacity and makes people rely on you in crisis.
