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Study Says Narcissists Most Likely to Be Leaders in Leaderless Groups
That's the conclusion of a new study.
Narcissism is a trait in which people are self-centered, overconfident in their own abilities, exaggerate their talents and abilities, and lack empathy for others.
In three consecutive studies, researchers found that people who score high in narcissism tend to take control of leaderless groups.
"Not only did narcissists rate themselves as leaders, which you would expect, but other group members also saw them as the people who really run the group," said Amy Brunell, lead author of the study and assistant professor of psychology at Ohio State University at Newark.
She added: "It's not surprising that narcissists become leaders. They like power, they are egotistical, and they are usually charming and extraverted. But the problem is, they don't necessarily make better leaders."
Two of the studies, which needed a group of college students to choose a leader amongst themselves showed similar results to the third one conducted on business managers in an MBA program.
While all the studies indicated that narcissists are more likely to become leaders, one of the studies suggested that, once in power, narcissists are no better that others in the leadership role.
The expert said: "Even trained observers saw narcissistic people as the natural leaders. In addition, this study showed that narcissism plays a role in leadership among real-world managers."
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10/20/2008
Whilst there are negative examples of narcissistic leaders, there are many positive examples within the business and political world. The prime focus for executive coaches like myself is to help those directly impacted by the narcissistic leaders.
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