Absolute Power or, Better Yet ….

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… consider this.  People rise to power being ruthless and manipulative. That’s a popular view anyway. Yet some studies show, ”that leaders often emerge from communities not because they are ruthless, but because they are skilled at managing social relationships.”

Here’s the paradox that actually seems inevitable. When you gain power, people treat you differently. A self-fulfilling prophecy unfolds: I am powerful therefore I have many other sought-after traits – more than others around me.

Consequently, once one becomes more powerful, one becomes:
• More aggressive.
• Less concerned with seeing (more…)