There are a lot of assumptions out there that Narcissists make the best leaders in your company. Turns out, narcissists are more likely to become leaders at your company, but not because they are the best fit. A new study by University of Nebraska professor Peter Harms had some interesting things to say about Narcissists becoming leaders.
According to the study, notes on which can be found here, Narcissists are more likely to become heads of companies for two reasons…
Read the whole post over at Kris Dunn’s The HR Capitalist (an FOT contributor blog).
Kris Dunn is a Partner and CHRO at Kinetix, a national RPO firm for growth companies headquartered in Atlanta. He’s also the founder Fistful of Talent (founded in 2008) and The HR Capitalist (2007) – and has written over 70 feature columns at Workforce Management magazine. Prior to his investment at Kinetix, Kris served in HR leadership roles at DAXKO, Charter and Cingular. In his spare time, KD hits the road as a speaker and gives the world what it needs – pop culture references linked to Human Capital street smarts.