> Further, note the importance of impulse control in the most effective senior leaders. An alternative pattern of traits identified by McClelland was 1) a high need for power, 2) a low need for affiliation, and 3) a low degree of impulse control, which he called "conquistador syndrome." [17] Leaders who exhibit this pattern may enjoy some success, but their self-aggrandizing displays of power limit their effectiveness at senior levels, as McClelland and his colleague David Burnham concluded in a summary of their research
It may limit their effectiveness, but that doesn't mean they can't win.
There is no shortage of extremely visible role models who exhibit "conquistador syndrome", and their influence across society is creating a cohort of small business owners and professional people managers I've started calling the "petty bourgeoisie" -- members of the upper middle and lower upper classes who are, well, petty.
As a direct result of these personalities winning out time and time again, American society is starting to develop a distinct "Après moi, le déluge" feel.
It may limit their effectiveness, but that doesn't mean they can't win.
There is no shortage of extremely visible role models who exhibit "conquistador syndrome", and their influence across society is creating a cohort of small business owners and professional people managers I've started calling the "petty bourgeoisie" -- members of the upper middle and lower upper classes who are, well, petty.
As a direct result of these personalities winning out time and time again, American society is starting to develop a distinct "Après moi, le déluge" feel.