… A growing body of recent research shows that people with the most social power pay scant attention to those with little such power. … Bringing the micropolitics of interpersonal attention to the understanding of social power, researchers are suggesting, has implications for public policy. [cont.]
Daniel Goleman, New York Times
And more of the people with power are coming from the political/goverment sector. More and more view themselves as “government officials” rather than “public servants”.