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Thursday, January 10, 2013
Any annoying behaviors? Think derailer
I've been listening to Leadership guru Marshall Goldsmith's audiobook What Got You Here Won't Get You There, and I started thinking about civility in the workplace. Goldsmith lists 20 behaviors that can limit career success. As I listened to the stories associated with these behaviors, it was clear that they can also lead to a toxic work environment.
I've listed the behaviors below, but if you'd like to hear it from the master, please go see the 45-minute presentation for Google on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WBeGAAYWg8
1. Winning too much
2. Adding too much value
3. Passing judgment
4. Making destructive comments
5. Starting with "no", "but" or "however"
6. Telling the world how smart we are
7. Speaking when angry
8. Negativity or "Let me explain why that won't work"
9. Withholding information
10. Failing to give proper recognition
11. Claiming credit that we don't deserve
12. Making excuses
13. Clinging to the past
14. Playing favorites
15. Refusing to express regret
16. Not listening
17. Failing to express gratitude
18. Punishing the messenger
19. Passing the buck
20. An excessive need to be "Me"
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