Starving Refugees flee their homes under the threat of death while the U.S. pays farmers NOT to farm their land. Ever wonder how God feels about us NOT using the blessings He so richly gave this land. Listen! That is the sound of excuses.
Read how we could make this a win-win for all of us and cause this country to be great once again. See:
Back to Work: Why We Need Smart Government for a Strong Economy by Bill Clinton (Nov 8, 2011)
Thursday, December 15, 2011
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
EXTREME HUBRIS OF TOXIC LEADERS
Some degree of exaggerated pride and self-confidence can be found in most organizations. Some degree of self-centeredness can be found at times in most leaders. Of all the leadership traits, many leaders to not exhibit tact or humility in any way. I have witnessed the egotistical, self-centered narcissist from military units to school districts. In its extreme stages, it results in toxic leaders who have no place for listening to others input or excercising particpatory leadership and by no means would they ever be considered servant leaders. Consider some larger than life examples in the following:
"Hubris and narcissism speaks volumes when unraveling the complex behavior of leaders. Curiously, there is even more than initially meets the eye when attempting to decode the dark and troubled side of leadership. Stories abound as the media has feasted on the upper-echelon conflicts and debacles at Vivendi Universal, Global Crossing, Enron, Tyco, WorldCom, and a “Who's Who” list of Fortune 500 corporations and executives. An infamous circle of corporate leaders have shamelessly exhibited the farther reaches of hubris in the form of greed, excesses, arrogance and unbridled bluster. The toxic leadership of Jean-Marie Messier, Gary Winnick, Kenneth Lay, Jeffrey Skilling, Dennis Kozlowski, and Bernard Ebbers has permanently engraved the darker and destructive side of organizational behavior into the collective conscience of Wall Street, corporate life and business schools around the world."
~ Destructive Leaders and Dysfunctional Organizations: A Therapeutic Approach
By Alan Goldman, pp.11-26
"Hubris and narcissism speaks volumes when unraveling the complex behavior of leaders. Curiously, there is even more than initially meets the eye when attempting to decode the dark and troubled side of leadership. Stories abound as the media has feasted on the upper-echelon conflicts and debacles at Vivendi Universal, Global Crossing, Enron, Tyco, WorldCom, and a “Who's Who” list of Fortune 500 corporations and executives. An infamous circle of corporate leaders have shamelessly exhibited the farther reaches of hubris in the form of greed, excesses, arrogance and unbridled bluster. The toxic leadership of Jean-Marie Messier, Gary Winnick, Kenneth Lay, Jeffrey Skilling, Dennis Kozlowski, and Bernard Ebbers has permanently engraved the darker and destructive side of organizational behavior into the collective conscience of Wall Street, corporate life and business schools around the world."
~ Destructive Leaders and Dysfunctional Organizations: A Therapeutic Approach
By Alan Goldman, pp.11-26
Thursday, December 1, 2011
Destructive Leaders and Dysfunctional Organizations
Sometimes, leaders arrive in position of authority without the credentials to do the job.
"A certain degree of narcissism is perfectly natural and even healthy. A moderate measure of self-esteem contributes to positive behaviors such as assertiveness, confidence, and creativity, all desirable qualities for an individual in any walk of life, but particularly so for business leaders. At the other end of the spectrum, however, extreme narcissism is characterized by egotism, self-centeredness, grandiosity, lack of empathy, exploitation, exaggerated self-love, and failure to acknowledge boundaries. In this severe form, narcissism can do serious damage. This is especially true within an organization, where the combination of a leader's overly narcissistic disposition and his or her position of power can have devastating consequences." (Kets de Vries, 2006)
Destructive Leaders and Dysfunctional Organizations: A Therapeutic Approach
By Alan Goldman
http://ebooks.cambridge.org/ebook.jsf?bid=CBO9780511805097
"A certain degree of narcissism is perfectly natural and even healthy. A moderate measure of self-esteem contributes to positive behaviors such as assertiveness, confidence, and creativity, all desirable qualities for an individual in any walk of life, but particularly so for business leaders. At the other end of the spectrum, however, extreme narcissism is characterized by egotism, self-centeredness, grandiosity, lack of empathy, exploitation, exaggerated self-love, and failure to acknowledge boundaries. In this severe form, narcissism can do serious damage. This is especially true within an organization, where the combination of a leader's overly narcissistic disposition and his or her position of power can have devastating consequences." (Kets de Vries, 2006)
Destructive Leaders and Dysfunctional Organizations: A Therapeutic Approach
By Alan Goldman
http://ebooks.cambridge.org/ebook.jsf?bid=CBO9780511805097
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