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team. In doing so, they often come across as domineering or bullying.
Not surprisingly, psychopaths describe themselves as team players,
lacing their descriptions with examples of how the team was so
poorly led that they were forced to take over and save the project.
The psychopath is a real team player; but there really is only one
member of his team.
Teamwork is critical to the success of modern organizations. The
ability to form or participate on a team is critical, and those who cannot
do so are seldom successful. The best sources of information
about these disruptions are the other team members. Problematic executives
will always justify their behaviors toward the team, but the
decreases in morale, productivity, and cohesion will be evident to
those who are experiencing them firsthand. Routine solicitation of
feedback from team members about the team and each participant’s
actions is a way to capture this important information.
inability to share
Living peacefully in any civilized society requires the citizenry to
share a variety of life-sustaining things. Likewise, corporate citizens
need to share resources in the interest of the greater good, reflected
in higher profits, job security, or a stress-free workplace. Because they
do not see others as equals or as having any legitimate claim to resources,
psychopaths (as well as some narcissists and Machiavellians)
see no need to share resources. In fact, their parasitic, competitive nature
drives them to actively siphon off resources from others. Psychopaths
do not readily share credit for a job well done, important
information required by the task at hand, money needed to implement
a project, workspace, time, and personal effort, among other
things.
Not sharing information is a common offense, and is often justified,
upon confrontation, by a “need to know” rationale. While certain
governmental agencies charged with national security can
operate in this mode, keeping secrets from one’s boss or a subordinate
in most organizations is not justified. “The right hand not