Opinion | Why We Fall for Narcissistic Leaders, Starting in Grade School
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Opinion | Why We Fall for Narcissistic Leaders, Starting in Grade School
I remember talking to my husband, a neuroscientist, about this. People who rise into power in Western institutions often show stronger narcissistic tendencies, not because they are “bad people,” but because the system itself rewards the loud, the certain, the self-inflating. Institutions often select for the personality that can climb, not... See more
I’ve never believed that tests or frameworks can predict who will become a good leader. Leadership doesn’t arise from a personality score; it emerges from a real-time relationship with a...
Social neuroscientist Matthew Lieberman points out that a leader who is both technically competent and highly personable is somewhat of a unicorn.
Daniel Casse • 3 Ways Our Brains Undermine Our Ability to Be a Good Leader
Becoming a great leader starts with taking stock of who you are, including your strengths and weaknesses. Be brutally honest, and humbly hear how others view you. The most valuable insight often comes from those around you.
Sara Cravatts • 11 Leadership Traits to Help You Rise to the Top
Leadership is a teachable skill
Summary:
Leadership skills are teachable and learnable, but it takes courage to practice them.
High performers benefit more from leadership training than lower performers. However, incentivizing and wanting to learn leadership are crucial.
Some people prefer to remain great executors instead of becoming leaders, and both
... See moreReThinking • Brené Brown and Simon Sinek on the Leadership Skills We Need to Build
The five skills, in the author's words, are cross-cutting, collaborating, coaching, culture shaping, and connecting.
Cross-cutting: developing networks that extend to a diversity of people,
Collaborating: fostering psychological safety to increase team performance,
Coaching: having critical conversations that develop others’ potential,
Culture shaping: