In this video, learn how to recognize the characteristics of the narcissist and develop strategies to navigate this self-centered personality. Working successfully for a narcissist requires attending to their need for admiration, recognition, and a sense of entitlement while maintaining one's own integrity and self-determination.
- One of the most difficult bosses to work for … is the narcissist. … Narcissist bosses have an overinflated sense of self, … an overinflated sense of entitlement. … Narcissist's care more about their success … and their self promotion than they do about their team, … their organization, or you. … If you find yourself working for a narcissist, … I'm going to give you a couple of strategies … to help you survive and maybe even thrive. … First of all, you're going to want to assess … is it worth it? … Assess the upsides. … Narcissists tend to be very successful people. … They tend to rise to the top of organizations and systems, … so it could be worth it for you to work for a narcissist. … But please know that if you do, … you are going to have to play that game, … so you must be prepared to fluff that ego, … be prepared to praise the narcissist a lot. … It's going to be helpful for you … if you can at least find something … that you really believe that they do well … so that you don't feel like a fake inner fraud all the time. …
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Video: Beware the narcissist