WHAT DO YOU THINK OF OUR CURRENT LEADERS' PERSONALITIES?
Baumeister and Bushman (2008) tell us that successful leaders are humble and extremely persistent and are perceived as having integrity, competence and vision.
Freud however saw the link between narcissism and unequalled potential leadership. Graham Little (1996) explores this idea in Australian Poltics with reference to Paul Keating and Bob Hawke and their different forms of pride and vanity in an article "Zeus, mate, not Narcissus"
Have a read, and let me know...
Do you think narcissim is essential to a leader?
How narcissistic are our current leaders? Is that good/bad?
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2 comments:
Interesting post.
I think there may be a difference in the qualities of a desired and respect leader e.g., at work or playing sport, etc. than what kind of qualities enable someone to win through to higher levels in our political system which seems to reward being persuasive and influential. When we have a choice of two surprisingly similar and arguably somewhat narcissistic men to lead our country, it's not necessarily a good test of whether we like those qualities in our leaders.
Hi Fi,
Thanks for your comment on my blog. I haven't really looked into leaders in Australia as i'm focusing more generally on leadership, however a study I found may be of interest to you. It is titled: Linking birth order to political leadership: The impact of parents or sibling interaction. Not sure if you'll be able to use it but I hope it helps.
All the best with your blog,
Cheers
Sam
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