--- title: "Harvard Expert Says Mark Zuckerberg Is Destroying Facebook" description: "Facebook-turned-Meta founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg's worst enemy, according to Harvard expert and author Bill George, is... Mark Zuckerberg" date: "2022-09-13" modified: "2022-09-13" authors: - name: "Maggie Harrison Dupré" job_title: "Senior Staff Writer" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/mharrison" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/harvard-expert-mark-zuckerberg-facebook" categories: - "Future Society" tags: - "facebook" - "mark zuckerberg" - "Meta" - "the digest" --- # Harvard Expert Says Mark Zuckerberg Is Destroying Facebook ![Facebook-turned-Meta founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg's worst enemy, according to Harvard expert and author Bill George, is... Mark Zuckerberg]() *\Image: Getty Images/Futurism\* ## That's Meta Facebook-[turned-Meta founder]() Mark Zuckerberg's worst enemy, according to a senior Harvard Business School fellow Bill George, is — drumroll please — Mark Zuckerberg. Now *that's* meta. "I think Facebook is not going to do well as long as he's there," George [told *CNBC Make It*](). "He's likely one of the reasons so many people are turning away from the company. He's really lost his way." ## Chaos Agent Per *CNBC*, George recently [published a book]() on "authentic" leadership, in which he outlines five different types of company-dooming bad boss behavior. In the Harvard man's opinion, Zuckerberg falls into three of those five categories. Ouch. Category one is the "rationalizer," who blames others for frustrations and failures — exemplified by Zuck's insistence earlier this year that rival companies were to blame for [Facebook's record-shattering value losses](), rather than Facebook's own troubles adapting and remaining relevant. Second is the "loner," who refuses to to take advice. Remember when [he iced out Roger McNamee](), after McNamee told Zucko to stop meddling with democracy? Finally, George also classifies the Meta CEO as a "glory seeker," who puts dollar signs and status over all else. (That one might not need [too much context]().) If we might add a fourth archetype to this list: "sword guy," a leader who exhibits bad boss behavior by [threatening employees with swords](). Sounds like a hostile work environment, in our opinion! Of course, people can change — but they often fail to do so when rewarded for bad behavior with billions. Zuckerberg loves to say that connection is the driving force behind Facebook, though the [spiritual precursor]() to the site was a digital space for users to judge women's attractiveness. By many accounts, Zuckerberg hasn't always been the best leader — but looking back at his roots? Maybe that's just his most authentic self after all. **READ MORE:** *[Mark Zuckerberg is 'continuing to derail' Facebook, says Harvard expert: 'He's really lost his way']()* \[*CNBC*\] **More on Mark Zuckerberg:** [*Experts Surprised by Mark Zuckerberg's Skill in Mma Sparring Video*]() ## Author At Futurism, I've reported extensively on the rise of AI as a cultural and business force shaping the media industry, and more broadly how those dynamics are changing how we all consume and share information and relate to one another. I'm also fascinated by public health policy and ethics, the role of emerging tech in politics and governance — and the powerful people and forces at those intersections — climate change, and the environment. My investigation on Sports Illustrated's use of AI-generated authors with fictional biographies won a 2024 Mirror Award for "Best Story on Media Coverage of Artificial Intelligence in Journalism and the Media" from Syracuse University's SI Newhouse School, I contributed to Niemen Lab's 2025 Predictions for Journalism series, and I've discussed my work for Futurism during appearances on NPR, CNN, the BBC, the CBC, and more. I grew up in rural Pennsylvania and attended the University of Massachusetts Amherst, where I played Division I field hockey for the Minutewomen as a midfielder. Since then, I've lived in New Orleans, Louisiana and Manhattan, New York. I spend my free time running, reading, perusing archival fashion, and searching for the world’s best negroni. I also have a debonair tuxedo cat, Westley, who's named after "The Princess Bride." ### Author social links [Bluesky]()