Bernard Madoff's Abuse Of Leadership

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To sum it all up, Bernard Madoff failed because he abused his leadership skills and he was oblivious to others well-being. His leadership style is also comparable to power abuse and corruption, which was stated in the PowerPoint lecture for week three. He used his leadership style as leverage to lure investors into investing into his pockets. He lacked empathy towards others because if he really cared about his investors he would have stopped his scheme a long time ago. Whenever people with high power abuse their power they often fail because of the corruption they cause. Some people cannot handle having power and having a great leadership style because they will feel the need to take advantage of others just as Bernard Madoff. Overall, Madoff

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