{"product_id":"the-productive-narcissist-the-promise-and-peril-of-visionary-leadership","title":"The Productive Narcissist: The Promise and Peril of Visionary Leadership","description":"\u003cp\u003eA provocative examination of the essential  and widely misunderstood--personality type of todays most innovative leaders.  What is it that Oprah Winfrey  Jack Welch  Martha Stewart  and Bill Gates all have in common? According to psychoanalyst  anthropologist  and consultant Michael Maccoby  its not just enormous success and celebrity  its narcissism. In The Productive Narcissist  Maccoby proposes a new paradigm of modern leadership and zeros in on one common character trait: the narcissistic personality. Challenging prevailing leadership theories  Maccoby argues that todays most innovative leaders are not consensus-building bureaucrats; they are productive narcissists with the interrelated set of skills -- foresight  systems thinking  visioning  motivating  and partnering  that he terms strategic intelligence. Rejecting the negative stereotype of the individual who is destroyed by a pathological preoccupation with himself  Maccoby redefines the productive narcissist as the personality type who is best suited to lead during times of rapid social and economic change. At the same time  he makes clear that narcissistic leadership doesnt always mean successful leadership and that narcissists lacking strategic intelligence are fated to crash and burn.  Beginning with an examination of the crucial role personality plays in the workplace and an analysis of the primary personality types (a questionnaire allowing readers to evaluate their own personalities is included)  Maccoby makes an eye-opening case for how narcissism has been misunderstood and how throughout history narcissists have always emerged to inspire people and to shape the future. While narcissism can be extraordinarily usefuleven necessaryfor effective leadership  Maccoby shows how it also has a distinct downside when narcissists become unrealistic dreamers and harbor the illusion that only circumstances or enemies block their success. Strategic intelligence is the hallmark of the productive narcissist  and by elucidating its key qualities  and how they can be developed  Maccoby illuminates both what it takes for narcissists to truly succeed and how to work with them most effectively .  Based on over thirty years of first-hand experience consulting with business leaders around the world  The Productive Narcissist redefines the way we understand and relate to todays leaders.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44964112302133,"sku":"ByrdShop_0767910230","price":26.65,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780767910231.jpg?v=1770449434","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-productive-narcissist-the-promise-and-peril-of-visionary-leadership","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}