Narcissistic people are more likely to be viewed positively by their bosses due to their high energy

• Researchers at Huazhong University studied narcissism in the work place

• They interviewed 312 employees at a manufacturing company

• Workers who exhibited more narcissistic personality traits were better liked by their bosses and tended to be higher energy workers.

Calling someone a narcissist is generally insulting, but a new study suggests the label could be desirable for employers.

Researchers at Huazhong University of Science and Technology in Wuhan, China have linked narcissistic personality traits to higher energy levels in the work place and were more well regarded by their supervisors.

People with more narcissistic personality traits also tended to take leadership roles more readily than other workers, whether asked or not, according to the researchers, led by Huazhong University's Kong Zhou.

Researchers surveyed 312 workers at a Chinese manufacturing firm and found those with the most narcissistic personality traits were also the highest energy workers and tended to be well regarded by their supervisors

'We argue that narcissistic employees usually have stronger internal motivations to release the potential energy stored in their bodies as to prove they are better than other employees,' the team writes.

'Hence, we predict that narcissistic employees may be more energized to exhibit taking-charge behavior in the workplace,'.