fromPsychology Today
1 week agoHow Narcissistic Leaders Hold Onto Power
A new paper by Mei Kei Leong and colleagues (2025), from Taylor's University in Malaysia, provides important perspectives on narcissism's facets and its connection to toxicity in leaders. Noting that "the desire for admiration and power" drives them to "engage in more self-promotion and seek recognition than less narcissistic leaders," the literature is less clear on whether these strategies work or not.
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