NWO XS Grant "The Dark Sides of Personality and Willingness to Lead"

Power-hungry, manipulative, narcissistic leaders can have a major negative impact on the performance and well-being of individuals, organizations, even countries, that they lead. This project investigates how the dark sides of someone’s personality-measured as a combination of psychopathy, manipulativeness, and narcissism-affect their willingness to take on leadership positions. The findings of this project can help societies design institutions that encourage those who are better suited to lead to volunteer to take on leadership.