Chapter 10: The Corporate Reflecting Pool: Antecedents and Consequences of Narcissism in Executives

Leadership will always be the subject of intense study. Already one of the most researched topics in all of social science, a recent search for leadership-related articles in a popular business research database generated over 80,000 “hits” since 1980. If your interests turn more toward the popular, then you could scan through the roughly 20,000 titles that Barnes and Noble now has for sale on leadership. Clearly, people want to know what makes leaders tick. And many, particularly in the business world, want to become better leaders—someone with the bold visions, strategic insights, and motivational talents that produce corporate as well as personal success.