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The Intelligent Leader
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The Intelligent Leader

by John Mattone
October 2019
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
208 pages
4h 56m
English
Wiley
Audiobook available
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CHAPTER 4 Having a Mindset of Entitlement versus a Mindset of Duty

The figure shows two concentric circles, illustrating the seven dimensions of Intelligent Leadership. The inner most circle is labeled “Inner core” and the outer most circle is divided into seven parts representing third dimension of Intelligent Leadership: “Having a mindset of entitlement versus a mindset of duty.”

Few of us would argue with the fact that in today’s society, especially in the West, there is a ubiquitous presence of an entitlement mentality. Gone are the days when the daily struggle to survive, to put bread on the table, was the way of life for the majority of the population. Instead, we see an ever-increasing number of people with an overinflated sense of their skills and capacities, and a belief that they should get rewarded for simply showing up. The blood, sweat, and tears of earlier generations that laid the foundation for the wealth and prosperity that so many individuals enjoy today are far in the rearview mirror. Being out of touch with what it takes to succeed, and expecting that the privileges that you have are, in fact, not privileges but your God-given right, creates a mindset that can inhibit your ability to work hard through unexpected challenges. And this entitlement mentality is having negative effects everywhere, from the classroom to the boardroom.

The entitlement mentality is fueled, in part, by narcissism, which is on the rise. In her 2009 book, The Narcissism Epidemic: Living in the Age of Entitlement, Dr. Jean Twenge, a psychology researcher at San Diego State University, charts the rise of this broad scale sense of self-importance. She compared the results of the Narcissistic Personality ...

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