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THE 20 HABITS THATTHE 20 HABITS THATHOLD USHOLD US BACK FROM BACK FROM
THE TOP !THE TOP !
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1.Winning too much1.Winning too much The need to win at
all costs and in all situations – when it matters, when it doesn’t and when it’s totally beside the point
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2.Adding too much value2.Adding too much value
The overwhelming desire to add our two cents to every discussion
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3.Passing judgment3.Passing judgment
The need to rate others and impose our standards on them
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4.Making destructive comments4.Making destructive comments
The needless sarcasms and cutting remarks that we think make us sound sharp and witty
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5.Starting with “No”, “But” or 5.Starting with “No”, “But” or “However”“However”
The over use of these negativity qualifiers which secretly say to everyone, “I am right. You’re wrong
No…ButNo…But
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6.Telling the world how smart we are6.Telling the world how smart we are
The need to show the people we’re smarter than they think we are
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7.Speaking when angry7.Speaking when angry Using emotional
volatility as a management tool with or without knowledge
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8.Negativity, or “Let me explain 8.Negativity, or “Let me explain why that won’t work”why that won’t work”
The need to share our negative thoughts even when we weren’t asked
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9.Withholding information9.Withholding information
The refusal to share information in order to maintain an advantage over others
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10.Failing to give proper recognition10.Failing to give proper recognition
The inability to praise and reward
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11.Claiming credit that we 11.Claiming credit that we don’t deservedon’t deserve
The most annoying way to overestimate our contribution to any success
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12.Clinginging to the past12.Clinginging to the past
The need to deflect blame away from ourselves and onto events and people from our past; a subset of blaming everyone else
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13.Making excuses13.Making excuses The need to
reposition our annoying behavior as a permanent fixture so people excuse us for it
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14.Playing favorites14.Playing favorites
Failing to see that we are treating someone unfairly
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15.Refusing to express regret15.Refusing to express regret
The inability to take responsibility for our actions, admit we’re wrong, or recognize how our actions affect others
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16.Not listening16.Not listening The most
passive – aggressive form of disrespect for colleagues
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17.Failing to express gratitude17.Failing to express gratitude
Failing to express gratitude is the most basic form of bad manners
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18.Punishing the messenger18.Punishing the messenger
The misguided need to attack the innocent who are usually only trying to help us
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19.Passing the buck19.Passing the buck
The need to blame everyone but ourselves
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20.An excessive need to be “me”20.An excessive need to be “me”
Exalting our faults as virtues simply because they’re who we are