How narcissistic leaders infect their organizations’ cultures

Re:How narcissistic leaders infect their organizations’ cult... by ashtonkem on Monday October 05, 2020 @11:17AM (#24688488)

The obvious corollary to this is that if a clear narcissist is hired near the top of your organization, it’s time to polish your resume and head towards the door if you can. Chances are you’ll want to leave sooner or later if all the things described in this article happen, and it’s better to spend more of your time in a more pleasant organization not led by a narcissist.

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Re:How narcissistic leaders infect their organizations’ cult... by Athrowaway12345 on Monday October 05, 2020 @11:23AM (#24688543)

Yeah, it's a lot easier to jump ship than to try and convice the board that the leader isn't right, I feel. I wouldn't be willing to do that.

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Re:How narcissistic leaders infect their organizations’ cult... by ashtonkem on Monday October 05, 2020 @02:50PM (#24690722)

I 100% would be.

If you’re a high skill laborer, jobs are replaceable, but your time and emotional well being are not. All of the “we’re a family all in this together, rah rah” stuff is absolute nonsense designed to convince you to ignore your own self interest for the sake of the company’s self interest. You should look out for your well being ahead of the company’s, because they will not look out for yours.

Also, you’ll never convince the board that the executive is bad. Not only do they have an immense incentive to justify their own choice, chances are that the narcissist is going to be much better at manipulating the board than you will be at persuading the board. By the time you can persuade the board that an executive is toxic, chances are the damage to the company is already done, and you’ve had to spend years of your life dealing with the fallout.

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Re:How narcissistic leaders infect their organizations’ cult... by xiphias2 on Monday October 05, 2020 @03:54PM (#24691362)

Your parent comment contained just the same thing, I think you misread it.

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