I’ve known as few nasty people in my life. Who hasn’t? I have always been surprised, however, at how many people in positions of power (leadership?) are actually not nice people. Indeed, I have actually found that in many situations people are leaders of companies or organisations because they believe/assume they should be rather than being the best person for the job, and because they bully, intimidate and manipulate people into supporting them. Fear is the oily rag that keeps these people going — both their own and that of those around them. But is this the only reason why these people stay in power? Are there business reasons? In other words, do they do good with their bad?
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