![]() ![]() Over the course of almost 20 years of research and practice as business psychologists and executive coaches, we have identified 12 discrete patterns of behavior, or habits, that lead to these career troubles. There are tested, effective ways to help people recognize and correct their bad habits. At worst, these otherwise highly competent and valuable people destroy their own careers.Īlthough the psychological flaws of such individuals run deep, their managers are not helpless. At best, such people create their own glass ceilings, limiting their success and their contributions to the company. Their “bad habits” are a central part of their personalities and inform the way they behave from day to day. Instead, we’re using the term to talk about employees whose psychological makeup translates into consistently problematic behavior. ![]() ![]() No one is perfect we all wrestle with demons and make mistakes. Nor are we applying it to people who-at one time or another-bully coworkers, struggle with self-doubt, or drive themselves too hard. In other words, we’re not using the term to describe compulsions like smoking or nail biting. We call these destructive behavior patterns “bad habits” as a shorthand way of referring to deep-rooted psychological flaws. In the words of one executive we worked with, such people are “95 % brilliant, 5 % disaster.” A third sees the downside in every proposed change. Another scorns the behind-the-scenes politicking needed to win support for most projects. One person, for instance, constantly takes on too much work. We’ve all worked with people who are star performers but have one serious personality shortcoming that makes life difficult for everyone, limits their effectiveness, and often proves to be their professional undoing. ![]()
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