Title: Some Important Narcissistic Leaders in History - The Narcissistic Life
Headings: Some Important Narcissistic Leaders in History
Some Important Narcissistic Leaders in History
What makes a leader a narcissist?
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Weaknesses of the Narcissistic Leader
Sensitive to Criticism
Poor Listeners
Lack of Empathy
List of Narcissistic Leaders in History
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Content: Lack of empathy is a defining trait of some of the most charismatic and successful narcissistic leaders. But a lack of empathy in themselves did not prevent some of history’s greatest narcissistic leaders from knowing how to communicate and inspire. Neither Churchill, de Gaulle, Stalin, nor Mao Tse-tung was empathetic. Yet they inspired people due to their passion and conviction at a time when people longed for certainty. Narcissists do have an emotional cleverness but it is rooted more in exploitation than empathy. Narcissistic leaders are intensely aware of which people are “with” them unconditionally and which ones are not. They know whom they can use and they don’t think twice about being callously manipulative. That explains why narcissists are often unlikable despite their charm, charisma and personal magnetism. They tend to provoke opposition, and often people are only willing to tolerate a narcissist as a leader at times of turmoil. List of Narcissistic Leaders in History
Mahatma Ghandi
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Muammar Qaddafi
Adolf Hitler
Pol Pot
Stalin
Most dictators
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