What leaders wielding an enormous amount of power need almost more than anything else is the “oxygen” of wise counsel, checks, balances, and most of all, genuine feedback. But who in the BJP or the Sangh parivar would dare to question or contradict a prime minister who has conferred divine status on himself?
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Julie Diamond, PhD, has made it her life’s work to study the effects of power on leaders. In her book, Power – A User’s Guide, she draws a fascinating parallel between Mt. Everest’s ‘death zone’ and the effect power has on leaders.
leaders in the embrace of high power feel great! The more altered they become, the better they feel! Diamond explains how high rank and power lower leaders’ inhibitions and prime them to act. Their confidence soars as their perceptions grow more distorted. Their self-esteem rises, while their self-awareness decreases. Their capacity to feel empathy for others lessens, just as the influence they have over them increases.
A better description of Narendra Modi would be hard to come by.
by Rohit Kumar
01/06/2024