Leaders vs front-runners. The outgoing, confident person will look great when everything is going well. They get promoted because they've been busy tending th

Leaders vs front-runners. The outgoing, confident person will look great when everything is going well. They get promoted because they've been busy tending their internal resume. They have great answers to the "what have you accomplished this quarter?" type questions during their quarterly reviews. It doesn't really matter if they were the one responsible, there are millions of ways to spin it. Even so, they're practically winning by default with how much care the average employee puts into the corporate game -- and this isn't even playing politics. So when things are going well -- great, I need a promotion, bigger team, and more responsibilities. When things aren't going well -- I need a bigger team to address this problem, quickly followed by the obvious promotion for someone leading such a big team. The narcissist doesn't care if they are actually leading the team to solutions or whether they are running out front of it claiming the credit. The senior management's lack of ability discern the difference paves the way to the top.