“A huge body of research – hundreds of studies – shows that when people are put in positions of power, they start talking more, taking what they want for themselves, ignoring what other people say or want, ignoring how less powerful people react to their behavior, acting more rudely, and generally treating any situation or person as a means for satisfying their own needs – and that being put in positions of power blinds them to the fact that they are acting like jerks.”
