Is there anybody you know who shows some (of all) of these traits? If so, why not tell them? If you are not sure how to tell them, keep following this blog, and in the next few days I will share with you a formula for giving feedback to "that kind of person". Let's not accept people behaving like this.
Here are the first 10 points.
1. Winning too much. The need to won at all costs and in all situations - when it matters, when it doesn't and when it's totally beside the point.
2. Adding too much value. The overwhelming desire to add our two cents to every discussion.
3. Passing Judgement. The need to rate others and impose our standards on them.
4. Making destructive comments. The needless sarcasms and cutting remarks that we think make us sound sharp and witty.
5. Starting with "No", "But" or "However". The overuse of these negative qualifiers which secretly say to everyone "I'm right. You're wrong."
6. Telling the world how smart we are. The need to show people we're smarter than they think we are.
7. Speaking when angry. Using emotional volatility as a management tool.
8. Negativity, or "Let me explain why that won't work". The need to share our negative thoughts even when we were not asked.
9. Withholding information. The refusal to share information in order to maintain an advantage over others.
10. Failing to give proper recognition. The inability to praise and reward.
The rest follows in the next few days...
