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Managing away bad habits.

J Waldroop1, T Butler

  • 1Peregrine Partners, Brookline, Massachusetts, USA.

Harvard Business Review
|January 6, 2001
PubMed
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Highly competent individuals can be hindered by personality flaws, creating self-imposed limitations. Managers can help employees overcome these behavioral patterns for mutual benefit.

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Area of Science:

  • Organizational Psychology
  • Management Science

Background:

  • Many highly competent professionals are limited by specific personality flaws.
  • These behavioral patterns can hinder individual career progression and organizational contribution.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine the root causes of common personality flaws in high performers.
  • To suggest concrete tactics for managers to help employees recognize and correct these behaviors.

Main Methods:

  • Psychological examination of common behavioral patterns.
  • Development of practical strategies for managerial intervention.

Main Results:

  • Identified six key behavior patterns: The hero, meritocrat, bulldozer, pessimist, rebel, and home run hitter.

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  • Provided actionable tactics for managers to address these flaws.

    • Conclusions:

    • Addressing self-created "glass ceilings" benefits both individuals and organizations.
    • Managers can guide flawed performers to achieve greater success.