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This is my favorite list of the year: “Traits of Spectacularly Unsuccessful People." It’s not of our interest here because you should beware of these traits in yourself. You should be aware of these traits in stakeholders and people you work for. I provide a few traits verbatim here to tweak your interest:
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They identify so completely with the company that there is no clear boundary between their personal interests and corporate interests.
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They seem to have all the answers, often dazzling people with the speed and decisiveness with which they can deal with challenging issues.
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They make sure everyone is 100 percent behind them, ruthlessly eliminating anyone who might undermine them.
How many of you work with or for someone like this? Many, I’d wager.
Is there any hope for you? Dartmouth’s Finklestein, the author of the study, suggests, sadly, no. Evidently, the traits are too deeply embedded. My recommendation: Get Away. As fast as you can.
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Posted on: August 26, 2008 09:20 PM |
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