Blame-shifting Leaders – The mirror image of the “Credit-hog” is the blame-shifter. This leader is quick to point the finger for anything that goes wrong and, many times, he actively looks for someone to whom he can assign the blame. The blame-shifter will often maliciously accuse someone of wrongdoing without evidence or probable cause. For example, if the computer network goes down while you were using it, the blame-shifter says: “You must have broken it.” If your car gets a flat tire, the blame-shifter says it must be your fault. According to the blame-shifter, there is no such thing as an
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