Leadership of Narcissistic-codependent Human Capital
In today’s blog, we are taking another step forward and discussing how codependents could be prey to individuals who have Narcissistic Personality Disorder or NPD. The DSM V (the diagnostic statistical manual of mental and personality disorders) describes personality disorders in general as impairments in personality or in the functioning of that person. The manual defines NPD as difficulties in dealing with their own emotions, referring to others to define their identities and regulate their self-esteem. Here are five steps leadership can take to protect the workplace against the unproductive/toxic work environment: · Employ some type of psychometric testing during the selection process. Many organizations use personality testing for team building and project management purposes. However, a qualified psychologist can help provide your HR with specific questions tied to personality testing that will detect codependent vs. nar...