Think twice about accepting a job with an organization headed by a renowned industry captain, a technological wunderkind or a visionary philanthropist, warns an expert who's studied the downside of charismatic leadership.
Business icons become more susceptible to disastrous ethical lapses as their workplace renown spreads, said Marianne Jennings, J.D., a professor of legal and ethical studies in the Department of Management at the W. P. Carey School of Business and author of "A Business Tale: A Story of Ethics, Choices, Success (and a Very Large Rabbit)" and "The Seven Signs of Ethical Collapse." When the gurus crash and burn, the careers of those around them falter, too.
Speaking before an audience of Arizona State University freshmen and their parents, Jennings explained that charisma turns corrosive when an iconic leader rules unchecked. It was an auspiciously appropriate topic, since the students attending plan to major in business.
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