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“Self-centered behavior can lead to an excessive focus on self-gratification at work, which can result in the violation of others’ rights, or in abuses of control, bullying, and exploitation…” (Gilbert, Carr-Ruffino, Ivancevich, & Konopaske, 2011).

The recent New York Times piece (alleging toxicity within Goldman Sachs) was surprising both from a content and authorship perspective. The penman was an employee who publicly submitted his resignation letter online. Turn the page…