2.2 Machiavellianism Responses
Scott Scherer posted
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I'm sure many of us can think of people who have traits of being a High Mach. At times I'm sure we all exhibit characteristics like being a High Mach. I was surprised to read that even calling off when you're not sick could be a close trait. Although that may seem simple, I believe it opens the doors for us to do other things. The more we make excuses for something, the farther we go to do even worst things. I currently have a leader who behaves in ways that are not normal for most. He is a fun and cool guy but thrives when he can make the rules in ways that won't affect him, but others have to follow them. By the way, he acts, it affects everyone, and no one usually sticks around when they know he will be in the office. One way or another, someone will have to do a "task" that sounds like it is important but is only really helping him or making him look good.
Overall, the morale in my shop is terrific. Everyone enjoys coming to work. We do what we have to do to avoid or minimize contact with him. I heard in years prior, when he was the program manager, the morale in the shop was 180 degrees different. I like to view it as he's giving us a perfect example of what not to do as a leader and to make sure we don't fall into the same traps.
Scully, S. M. (2021, October 7). All About Machiavellianism. Psych Central. Retrieved March 21, 2022, from
2.2 Machiavellianism Responses
Jennifer Lovett posted
At the beginning of my career in my current organization. I had a leadership team who cared about their employees and the patients that we were providing care for. Two years into my career, another group took over the department within the organization. Along with the takeover came a new leadership team. This leadership team came into the department, and right away, we knew that changes were to follow, but we were not prepared for the changes. Our new manager was Sally Turner; she had the reputation of being a workplace bully, but she was good friends with the vice president who took over our department. Sally would manipulate her leadership team and the staff members with whom she had a relationship. Doing things that were not ethically caused the work environment to become unhealthy. As result of her behavior, it led to the rise of employee turnover and the employee productivity decline. The organization removed Sally from our department was a previous employee filed a lawsuit against the organization and won her case.
I would foster a more positive organizational climate by ensuring that I am leading with the organization's mission in mind. I would lead by example and make sure that I display to my followers that I am a listener, communicator, educator, and motivator. I will show them that I have empathy and am transparent with everyone. I would share my vision with them for the department and make sure that I use the speak-up culture. So that everyone on my team would know how important part they are as an individual and as a team for the department to be successful and display the organization's mission to our patients.
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Scott Scherer posted
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I'm
sure
many
of
us
can
think
of
people
who
have
traits
of
being
a
High
Mach.
At
times
I'm
sure
we
all
exhibit
characteristics
like
being
a
High
Mach.
I
was
surprised
to
read
that
even
calling
off
when
you're
not
sick
could
be
a
close
trait.
Although
that
may
seem
simple,
I
believe
it
opens
the
doors
for
us
to
do
other
things.
The
more
we
make
excuses
for
something,
the
farther
we
go
to
do
even
worst
things.
I
currently
have
a
leader
who
behaves
in
ways
that
are
not
normal
for
most.
He
is
a
fun
and
cool
guy
but
thrives
when
he
can
make
the
rules
in
ways
that
won't
affect
him,
but
others
have
to
follow
them.
By
the
way,
he
acts,
it
affects
everyone,
and
no
one
usually
sticks
around
when
they
know
he
will
be
in
the
office.
One
way
or
another,
someone
will
have
to
do
a
"task"
that
sounds
like
it
is
important
but
is
only
really
helping
him
or
making
him
look
good.
Overall,
the
morale
in
my
shop
is
terrific.
Everyone
enjoys
coming
to
work.
We
do
what
we
have
to
do
to
avoid
or
minimize
contact
with
him.
I
heard
in
years
prior,
when
he
was
the
program
manager,
the
morale
in
the
shop
was
180
degrees
different.
I
like
to
view
it
as
he's
giving
us
a
perfect
example
of
what
not
to
do
as
a
leader
and
to
make
sure
we
don't
fall
into
the
same
traps.
Scully, S. M
. (2021, October 7).
All
About
Machiavellianism
. Psych
Central. Retrieved March 21, 2022,
from
https://psychcen
tral.com/lib/machiavellianism
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cognition
–
and
–
emotion
–
understanding
–
how
–
the
–
machiavellian
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thinks
–
feels
–
and
–
thrives
2.2 Machiavellianis
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Jennifer Lovett poste
d
At the beginning of my career in my current organization.
I had a leadership team who cared about
their employees and the patients that we were providing care for.
Two years into my career,
another group took over the department within the organi
zation.
Along with the takeover came a
2.2 Machiavellianism Responses
Scott Scherer posted
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I'm sure many of us can think of people who have traits of being a High Mach. At times I'm
sure we all exhibit characteristics like being a High Mach. I was surprised to read that even
calling off when you're not sick could be a close trait. Although that may seem simple, I
believe it opens the doors for us to do other things. The more we make excuses for something,
the farther we go to do even worst things. I currently have a leader who behaves in ways that
are not normal for most. He is a fun and cool guy but thrives when he can make the rules in
ways that won't affect him, but others have to follow them. By the way, he acts, it affects
everyone, and no one usually sticks around when they know he will be in the office. One way
or another, someone will have to do a "task" that sounds like it is important but is only really
helping him or making him look good.
Overall, the morale in my shop is terrific. Everyone enjoys coming to work. We do
what we have to do to avoid or minimize contact with him. I heard in years prior, when he
was the program manager, the morale in the shop was 180 degrees different. I like to view it
as he's giving us a perfect example of what not to do as a leader and to make sure we don't fall
into the same traps.
Scully, S. M. (2021, October 7). All About Machiavellianism. Psych
Central. Retrieved March 21, 2022,
from https://psychcentral.com/lib/machiavellianism-cognition-and-
emotion-understanding-how-the-machiavellian-thinks-feels-and-thrives
2.2 Machiavellianism Responses
Jennifer Lovett posted
At the beginning of my career in my current organization. I had a leadership team who cared about
their employees and the patients that we were providing care for. Two years into my career,
another group took over the department within the organization. Along with the takeover came a