Succession: Your bad boss is a narcissist character on the HBO drama

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We asked psychologists to break down the toxic leadership styles of the Roy family on 'Succession' to help you deal with the narcissistic bosses you might encounter in real life

There's little question that the characters on"Succession" are evil, entitled people willing to lie, cheat, backstab, kill, and steal to get their way. They are also certifiable narcissists, experts say.

If you happen to be one of those unfortunate direct reports, there's little you can do except quit. There's no shortage of power-hungry, immoral management in corporate America, and"Succession" has been praised for its painfully accurate portrayal of how it feels to be trapped in the orbit of toxic leadership.

"People who suffer from malignant narcissism have no moral principles," he said."They will destroy anything and anyone who stands in their way of getting their narcissistic needs met. And because those needs can never be met, they will betray and annihilate everything and everyone they encounter." At the end of season two, we saw how Kendall longed for people to see him as a good guy for taking a stand against his father. But when it all came to nothing, he was lost and alone."I'm better than you," he told Logan over a tense dinner.

"Working for Shiv would be the equivalent of getting recruited into a very malignant cult," she said."You'd need to be clear on your moral limits so you can step away when necessary."The youngest brother, Roman Roy , is sniveling, reckless, and creepy. He's careless and impulsive; he's a prisoner of his own hedonism, the master of the, and foolish and arrogant enough to text unsolicited pornographic selfies to colleagues.

 

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