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Narcissism – The Dark Side of Leadership
February 24, 2011 1 Comment
Leadership Development Personality assessments are routinely used by organizations to assess candidates for leadership positions within their organizations. The “Big 5″ model of personality is one of the most widely used for this purpose. The “Big five personality traits are:
The Importance of Interpersonal Skills
January 12, 2011 3 Comments
Employee Development Until the late 1980s, business school curricula emphasized the technical aspects of management, focusing on economics, accounting, finance, and quantitative techniques. Course work in human behavior and people skills received relatively less attention. However, over the past three decades business faculty have come Read More
Check Out the “Dark Side” or Personality when Hiring or Promoting
July 14, 2009 0 Comments
“Commercial enterprises are rife with myriad narcissistic personalities” according to Joan Lachkar, author of an interesting little book called “How to Talk to a Narcissist”. Dr. Lachkar describes a condition she calls “Narcissistic Entitlement Syndrome” (NES) as people who: Disregard the feelings of others Continually Read More
Hiring Talent in a Down Economy – Let the Buyer Beware!
June 23, 2009 0 Comments
Now, more than ever, it is vital for recruiters for find and hire the right talent. With many companies downsizing due to the poor economy it can be a “buyers market” for talent – but let the buyer beware – you may be investing in Read More
