Saturday, February 20, 2010

The signs of a Narcissist (Ottawa Citizen, 20 Feb 2010, Page J2)

Do you know which narcissists YOU recently elected ? How many of the attached newspaper's criteria apply to them ? Check them off to identify your very own narcissistic Langley politicians! I count at LEAST 2 easily enough without even trying! Hint they are always lobbying hard to get their pictures often in both Langley papers! Both papers easily accommodate!

Bigger Hint, they are both males (over 95% of narcissists are always predominantly male) both are certainly politically self infatuated and ambitious and certainly also clearly dislike each other and will most certainly run against each other as mayor candidates with very ruthless and very characteristic self important and expensive vanity campaigns in the very next election!

OTTAWA CITIZEN references nine traits of narcissists
"The American Psychological Association identifies nine traits of narcissists, five of which need to be present for a Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD) diagnosis: ■ Feels grandiose and self-important for reasons not supported by reality ■ Obsesses with fantasies about unlimited success, fame, power or omnipotence ■ Believes he/she is unique and special and can be understood by and associate with only other unique or high-status people ■ Requires excessive admiration, adulation, attention and affirmation ■ Feels a sense of entitlement ■ Exploits others without guilt or remorse ■ Is devoid of empathy ■ Tends to be envious of others or believes others are envious of him/her ■ Displays arrogant and haughty behaviour."

Narcissism Primer Aid:
Inordinate fascination with oneself; Excessive self-love; Someone in love with themselves;. Vanity; A pattern of traits and behaviors which signify infatuation and obsession with one's self to the exclusion of all others and the egotistic and ruthless pursuit of one's gratification, dominance and ambition; Admiration of one's own physical or mental attributes; Being a normal condition at the infantile level of personality development; egotism or simple selfishness; It is sometimes used to denote elitism or an indifference to the plight of others.



The signs

Ottawa Citizen
20 Feb 2010

The American Psychological Association identifies nine traits of narcissists, five of which need to be present for a Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD) diagnosis: Feels grandiose and self-important for reasons not supported by reality Obsesses...read more...

Wednesday, February 17, 2010

B. C. school trustees to superintendents: We need more information (The Vancouver Sun, 16 Feb 2010, Page B3)

Wow! Read this Quote:

"Doug Player, a former superintendent in West Vancouver, said the auditor-general’s report suggests senior staff have exceptional influence because many trustees don’t understand the issues. A quarter of them said they don’t have enough time to comprehend the information provided before board meetings.

“ The system needs a significant shock — it needs refreshing,” said Player, adding that the report helps explain, for example, how a district like Langley could accumulate an $ 8.2-million deficit without trustees noticing."

Exactly! HOW can this magnitude error not have been noticed? Does this survey result now provide the Government an easy out to appoint trustees just like on Heath boards? Should they? Or are the wrong type of people just being elected? Or are the local newspapers responsible partly for not flushing out the best candidates fully for the voters at election time? Lots of questions. I do know that ANY private company's shareholders would have fired their board if a similar Langley deficit happened not to mention a preceding clean sweep off the executive administration as well.


B. C. school trustees to superintendents: We need more information
BY JANET STEFFENHAGEN
The Vancouver Sun
16 Feb 2010

More than a third of B. C. school trustees who participated in a survey last year said they weren’t getting sufficient information from superintendents and other senior staff to make effective decisions at the board table. That concern is highlighted...read more...