If any of the following behaviors sound like you or someone you work with, beware! In Why CEOs Fail, David L. Dotlich and Peter C. Cairo describe the most common characteristics of derailed top executives and how you can avoid them:
- Arroganceyou think that you're right, and everyone else is wrong.
- Melodramayou need to be the center of attention.
- Volatilityyou're subject to mood swings.
- Excessive Cautionyou're afraid to make decisions.
- Habitual Distrustyou focus on the negatives.
- Aloofness you're disengaged and disconnected.
- Mischievousnessyou believe that rules are made to be broken.
- Eccentricityyou try to be different just for the sake of it.
- Passive Resistancewhat you say is not what you really believe.
- Perfectionismyou get the little things right and the big things wrong.
- Eagerness to Pleaseyou try to win the popularity contest.
