The New Science of Narcissism by W. Keith Campbell & Carolyn Crist

Author:W. Keith Campbell & Carolyn Crist [, & Crist, Carolyn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781683644033
Publisher: Sounds True
Published: 2020-06-29T00:00:00+00:00

Emergent Leadership: Dominance Versus Prestige

Additional factors that spur leaders to emerge are dominance, prestige, and pride within a role. This always prompts me to think about General George Patton and his style of leadership. When I began working at the University of Georgia, I was enthralled by the stories that my colleague, an emeritus professor and social psychologist named Sid Rosen, told me about his days in the Tank Corps during World War II before he joined academia. Rosen was involved in the invasion of Italy and fought with Patton and General Omar Bradley, who succeeded Patton. When he told me that it was terrible to fight under Patton, I was surprised because the general seemed confident and sure of himself. He stood up alone against a German plane and had old pistols. He looked like a leader.

What I learned, though, was that serving under Patton meant dealing with a narcissistic general who put his needs before others. As Sid said, the US tanks were no match for the German tanks, so the corps would up-armor their tanks to fight. They’d add sandbags, barbed wire, and anything else they could find to make them sturdier. However, Patton told them to remove the up-armor because it made them look weak. From Sid’s perspective, he was going to die so Patton could lead a good-looking crew.

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