:: jotting the lines ::

Are you a leader having one or more behaviours below?

(1) Arrogance – you think you’re right and everyone else is wrong;
(2) Melodrama – you need to be the center of attention;
(3) Volatility – you are subject to mood swings;
(4) Excessive caution – you are afraid to make decisions;
(5) Habitual distrust – you focus on the negative;
(6) Aloofness – you are disengaged and disconnected;
(7) Mischievousness – you believe that rules are made to be broken;
(8) Eccentricity – you try to be different just for the sake of it;
(9) Passive resistance – what you say is not what you believe;
(10) Perfectionism – you get the little things right and the big things wrong;
(11) Eagerness to please – you try to win the popularity contest.

There are also some studies done by The Hogan Development Survey which contains 11 scales measuring behavioral tendencies that may cause failure:

(1) Excitable – moody, easily annoyed, hard to please, and emotionally volatile.
(2) Skeptical – distrustful, cynical, sensitive to criticism, and focused on the negative.
(3) Cautious – unassertive, resistant to change, risk averse, and slow to make decisions.
(4) Reserved – aloof, indifferent to the feelings of others, and uncommunicative.
(5) Leisurely – overtly cooperative, but privately irritable, stubborn, and uncooperative.
(6) Bold – overly self-confident, arrogant, with inflated feelings of self-worth.
(7) Mischievous – charming, risk taking, limit testing and seeking excitement.
(8) Colorful – active, energetic, entertaining, dramatic, and attention seeking.
(9) Imaginative – creative but thinking and acting in unusual or eccentric ways.
(10) Diligent – meticulous, precise, conscientious, hard to please, and perfectionistic.
(11) Dutiful – eager to please and reluctant to act independently or against popular opinion.

Extracted from “Why leaders fail: exploring the darkside”, written by Ronald J. Burke (York University, Toronto, Canada)

So now, my question is “How do you manage your boss if he/she is having the above said characters?”

I guess I will also fall if I’m not careful next time, especially on Number 6 (Bold for wrong reason) and 11 (Too diligent)

Ladies & gentleman, don’t assume that it’s too late to change.