Narcissism and Leadership

Tide1986 · Mar 5, 2017

"Narcissistic" has been used a good bit lately, so I thought I'd create this thread so we can discuss narcissism and its relationship to leadership. Apparently several reputable leaders (and several not so reputable leaders) have been narcissists.

https://hbr.org/2004/01/narcissistic-leaders-the-incredible-pros-the-inevitable-cons

Throughout history, narcissists have always emerged to inspire people and to shape the future. When military, religious, and political arenas dominated society, it was figures such as Napoléon Bonaparte, Mahatma Gandhi, and Franklin Delano Roosevelt who determined the social agenda. But from time to time, when business became the engine of social change, it, too, generated its share of narcissistic leaders. That was true at the beginning of this century, when men like Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller, Thomas Edison, and Henry Ford exploited new technologies and restructured American industry. And I think it is true again today.

http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2013/11/14/the-most-narcissistic-u-s-presidents/

Forget Romeo and Juliet or Cleopatra and Marc Antony. At least when it comes to politics, one of the great love affairs of all time may have been between Lyndon Johnson and… himself.

Johnson leads the list of 42 presidents on measures of “grandiose narcissism,” according to a new study by a team of psychologists published online by the journal Psychological Science.

Also near the top of presidents grandly infatuated with themselves were Teddy Roosevelt, Andrew Jackson, Franklin D. Roosevelt and John F. Kennedy. Bringing up the rear: Millard Fillmore, James Monroe, Grover Cleveland and Ulysses S. Grant.

BamaPokerplayer · Mar 5, 2017

Every leader I have ever known has had to go against the herd at some point in their career. I feel it is a vital trait in leaders.

GrayTide · Mar 6, 2017

Good article, thanks.

Bazza · Mar 6, 2017

I thought this was going to be another Barack Obama thread when I read the title.....:wink:

Bamaro · Mar 6, 2017

Bazza said:
I thought this was going to be another Barack Obama thread when I read the title.....:wink:

Where have you been the last 45 days?:wink:

TideEngineer08 · Mar 6, 2017

Didn't have to read very far to get to the pertinent part of the article as it relates to our current president:

There’s certainly a dark side to narcissism—narcissists, Freud told us, are emotionally isolated and highly distrustful. They’re usually poor listeners and lack empathy. Perceived threats can trigger rage.

bamachile · Mar 6, 2017

Yeah, it's common with strong leaders, and not just political leaders (Hello, Patton).

Glad to see Grover Cleveland near the bottom of the list. He's a favorite of mine.

Crimson1967 · Mar 6, 2017

Millard Fillmore as the least narcissistic of all time. And the one who ranks right at the baseline was William Henry Harrison.

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MattinBama · Mar 6, 2017

Donald Trump is the least narcissist of all time. Believe him. He's the greatest at being the least narcissist. Unless being a narcissist is a good thing in which case he's the most narcissist of all time. The greatest.

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