tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post1028477586116357354..comments2024-03-29T04:06:37.402-07:00Comments on Had Enough Therapy?: Narcissistic LeadersStuart Schneidermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12784043736879991769noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-13602595167491555082020-07-16T16:43:22.917-07:002020-07-16T16:43:22.917-07:00“Mary Trump believes that her uncle is a narcissis...“Mary Trump believes that her uncle is a narcissist.”<br /><br />This from the individual who individually writes a sensational tell-all book. Uh-huh.<br /><br />I don’t see narcissist self-confidence as a male trait. I see it as sociopathic — desire for grandiosity or conquest with no consideration of human consequence (collateral damage). I’ve met many. They’re not exclusively male, trust me.Ignatius Acton Chesterton OCDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18222603717128565302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-88385341796410416392020-07-16T05:52:08.066-07:002020-07-16T05:52:08.066-07:00In certain corners of the psycho world self-confid...In certain corners of the psycho world self-confidence is often confused with narcissism, especially when it is manifested by males. Besides, the study was done in China, and I for one do not know the Chinese term being used.Stuart Schneidermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12784043736879991769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-37110270295545541412020-07-16T04:47:15.043-07:002020-07-16T04:47:15.043-07:00Note that the Chinese study appeared in 2018-- whi...<i>Note that the Chinese study appeared in 2018-- which would have given both women time to read it and learn from it. They did not do so.</i><br /> <br />What? Actually learn something about the subject before I start writing about it? People do this?<br /> <br />Yes, Ms, Trump, professionals do.urbane legendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12699110758399432397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-875097841419516042020-07-16T04:41:53.943-07:002020-07-16T04:41:53.943-07:00" As the authors reason, narcissists may be e..." As the authors reason, narcissists may be especially proactive at work since they typically believe they are smarter and more powerful than others, and accordingly feel more capable of taking charge."<br /><br />Haven't read the study, but this would seem to confuse narcissism with self-confidence.<br /><br />The good leaders I've observed in business settings do not come across as narcissistic in the common understanding of the term.David Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15464681514800720063noreply@blogger.com