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Transformational Leadership and the Political Skills Model serve as effective theoretical frameworks for countering the destructive organizational politics and unethical governance associated with Machiavellianism and the Dark Triad. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.SYNTHESIS. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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This paper aims to analyze how transformational leadership and political skills can mitigate the effects of Machiavellianism and organizational politics.

June 1, 2026The Scholarship Without Borders Journal

When God Lifts the Veil: Transformational Leadership and Political Skills Model as Counters to Machiavellianism and Organizational Politics in the Los Angeles City Council

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This paper aims to analyze how transformational leadership and political skills can mitigate the effects of Machiavellianism and organizational politics.
Conceptual analysis based on Transformational Leadership Theory and the Political Skills Model.
Theoretical synthesis of established models related to leadership and organizational behavior.
Evaluation of leadership behaviors in the context of the Dark Triad and organizational politics.
Transformational Leadership effectively counters destructive behavior connected to the Dark Triad.
The Political Skills Model provides essential frameworks for understanding and addressing organizational political behavior.
The findings suggest that effective leadership can restore public trust in governance.

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Conceptual analysis evaluates how transformational leadership counters destructive politics in a political environment.

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John Sandy Campbell (2026) studied this question.

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When God Lifts the Veil: Transformational Leadership and Political Skills Model as Counters to Machiavellianism and Organizational Politics in the Los Angeles City Council

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