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Narcissistic leaders : the incredible pros, the inevitable cons / by Michael Maccoby

Larger-than-life-leaders resemble the personality type that Freud dubbed Narcisssistic, who are those riks takers willing to get the job done but also charmers able to conver the masses with their rethoric. But the danger is that they can come unproductive when become unrealistic dreamers. The strong points of a narcisistic leader are: great vision and the hability to attract followers; they are often skillful orators, what makes them very charismatic.They also have weaknesses such as an special sensitivity to criticism, lack of empathy, distaste for mentoring, intense desire to compete and are poor listeners. The article concludes with some advice on avoiding the dangers

En: Harvard business review. - Boston. - January-February 2000 ; p. 68-77

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