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By Daniel Butcher<\/a><\/p>\n

US President Donald Trump\u2019s leadership style, which flouts conventional political norms, is a factor in his political ascendancy. While traditional leadership models preach the virtues of humility and empathy, the ways Trump wields power\u2014and people’s reactions to them and him\u2014demonstrates that society routinely rewards the exact traits Trump embodies: norm-shattering behavior, transactional relationships, zero-sum negotiations, demands for loyalty above all else, and an unwavering projection of narcissistic confidence.<\/p>\n

Ultimately, Trump\u2019s polarizing public persona is not an anomaly but rather a case study in how leaders actually gain and maintain authority\u2014and how they get people to forgive or forget their sins\u2014not just in modern politics but also in business.<\/p>\n

Academy of Management Scholar Jeffrey Pfeffer<\/a> of Stanford University wrote several books on leadership and power\u2014including Power in Organizations<\/em>, Managing with Power<\/em>, Power: Why Some People Have It\u2014and Others Don’t<\/em>, Leadership BS<\/em>, and 7 Rules of Power<\/em>\u2014all before Trump began his second term, but Pfeffer said that the key findings certainly apply to Trump.<\/p>\n

\u201cTrump follows all seven rules of power, and particularly rule number seven, which says that if you are successful and powerful, what you did will mostly be forgiven and forgotten. He illustrates that very clearly,\u201d Pfeffer said. \u201cYou see this in the case of the late Lindsey Graham, who thought Donald Trump was horrible until Trump got elected president, after which Graham completely flip-flopped and became one of his biggest supporters in the Senate.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou see this also with the technology leaders cozy up to Trump and sit there like lapdogs. They believe that their responsibility is to the shareholders and their companies\u2019 financial well-being, and that the best way to enhance that financial well-being is to make a campaign donation to Trump, pay for his help, or pay for his inauguration\u2014<\/em>and then he\u2019ll leave them alone,\u201d he said. \u201cIt is a fascinating phenomenon.<\/p>\n

\u201cI teach a power class at Stanford, which is a pretty tough class, and people talk about soft power, which the US used to be known for, whereas Donald Trump is the best example of hard power and how effective it can be. I mean, there is nothing soft about the Trump administration and its approach to people who disagree with it.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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