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Why Great Success Can Bring Out the Worst Parts of Our Personalities

Harvard Business Review

John Paul Getty installed a coin-operated pay phone in his villa to avoid subsidizing his guests’ phone calls; at the time, he was the richest man in the world. Success often strengthens the undesirable side of people’s personalities, perhaps because power lowers their motivation to positively manage their reputation.