In business, it's the "bad guys" who succeed.
16 January 2014
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According to an American study, grumpy employees are also the best in business. Hamid Aguini, CEO of the company Relation et Performance, details the different "difficult" profiles that prevail in companies.
In business, the employees who succeed the most are not the nicest or the most positive. According to a study conducted by the American firm Leadership IQ, employees who are always satisfied with their situation and their boss are also the worst. On the other hand, grumpy and gossiping employees would be the best. An opportunity to take stock of these profiles of "difficult" employees who succeed in business. Hamid Aguini, CEO of the company Relation et Performance, and co-author of the book La Rébellion positive, details the profiles that appear most frequently.
• The narcissistic pervert. He represents about 4% of the staff in companies, and the profile is spreading more and more. The narcissistic pervert is manipulative and destructive, constantly adapting to his interlocutor. He has no empathy and plays on the words of others, asking them for a lot of information, while giving very little about himself. He takes everything that is positive from his collaborators and then plays on their weaknesses. He is thus very well regarded by his superiors and most of his colleagues. The figure of the "narcissistic pervert" came to light at the end of the 1990s, after the release of the book Le Harcèlement moral, by Marie-France Hirigoyen.
• The imposter. The figure of the imposter is very widespread in companies. It comes in two opposite profiles. On the one hand, there are the imposters who spend their time denigrating themselves, claiming that they do not have such and such a skill and that they do not deserve their position or the missions that have been entrusted to them. They constantly question whether they are legitimate. Very often, these people are actually competent and progress quickly in the hierarchy. On the other hand, there are the imposters who know that they have no competence while claiming that they do have it and who have great self-confidence. This is how incompetent people can find themselves in very good positions... And stay there! The book entitled La Fabrique des imposteurs details the different profiles very well.
• The psychopath. The psychopath in the company has several points in common with the narcissistic pervert, who can also be described as a light psychopath. The psychopath is antisocial and knows how to free himself from the common rules in force in the company. He feels nothing for his colleagues, whom he considers as objects, and feels no guilt in his actions. The psychopath can be an adept of verbal violence, which he exercises without restraint. Often, these are characters who have been humiliated in the past or who have felt a great deal of frustration. They are often found in professions where there is a lot of social interaction between colleagues, where there is a real presence of power, and where quick decisions are made: journalists, lawyers, business owners...
• The grumbler. The grumbler profile has the particularity of being rather poorly perceived by his work colleagues. He is never satisfied with his work or that of others and constantly complains, so that things change. Authoritarian and insistent by nature, his requests are often taken into consideration and therefore lead to changes. Unlike a mysterious and opaque profile like the narcissistic pervert, the grumbler is spontaneous and authentic: in all circumstances, his colleagues can know what he thinks because he knows how to say things frankly, without making evasive or implicit allusions.
• The positive rebel. The fifth and last profile, like the grumbler, constantly opposes authority. The positive rebel feels a need to never say "yes" and not to agree. But unlike the grumbler, he systematically proposes alternatives, hence his positive side. The positive rebel constantly reframes what is imposed on him, because he wants to have his share of power in the relationship. He opposes, but proposes. His refusal is never categorical, and his initiative allows him to be well regarded by his colleagues, insofar as he knows how to make things move.
Quentin Périnel.
Lefigaro.fr
Posted online January 16, 2014.
In business, the employees who succeed the most are not the nicest or the most positive. According to a study conducted by the American firm Leadership IQ, employees who are always satisfied with their situation and their boss are also the worst. On the other hand, grumpy and gossiping employees would be the best. An opportunity to take stock of these profiles of "difficult" employees who succeed in business. Hamid Aguini, CEO of the company Relation et Performance, and co-author of the book La Rébellion positive, details the profiles that appear most frequently.
• The narcissistic pervert. He represents about 4% of the staff in companies, and the profile is spreading more and more. The narcissistic pervert is manipulative and destructive, constantly adapting to his interlocutor. He has no empathy and plays on the words of others, asking them for a lot of information, while giving very little about himself. He takes everything that is positive from his collaborators and then plays on their weaknesses. He is thus very well regarded by his superiors and most of his colleagues. The figure of the "narcissistic pervert" came to light at the end of the 1990s, after the release of the book Le Harcèlement moral, by Marie-France Hirigoyen.
• The imposter. The figure of the imposter is very widespread in companies. It comes in two opposite profiles. On the one hand, there are the imposters who spend their time denigrating themselves, claiming that they do not have such and such a skill and that they do not deserve their position or the missions that have been entrusted to them. They constantly question whether they are legitimate. Very often, these people are actually competent and progress quickly in the hierarchy. On the other hand, there are the imposters who know that they have no competence while claiming that they do have it and who have great self-confidence. This is how incompetent people can find themselves in very good positions... And stay there! The book entitled La Fabrique des imposteurs details the different profiles very well.
• The psychopath. The psychopath in the company has several points in common with the narcissistic pervert, who can also be described as a light psychopath. The psychopath is antisocial and knows how to free himself from the common rules in force in the company. He feels nothing for his colleagues, whom he considers as objects, and feels no guilt in his actions. The psychopath can be an adept of verbal violence, which he exercises without restraint. Often, these are characters who have been humiliated in the past or who have felt a great deal of frustration. They are often found in professions where there is a lot of social interaction between colleagues, where there is a real presence of power, and where quick decisions are made: journalists, lawyers, business owners...
• The grumbler. The grumbler profile has the particularity of being rather poorly perceived by his work colleagues. He is never satisfied with his work or that of others and constantly complains, so that things change. Authoritarian and insistent by nature, his requests are often taken into consideration and therefore lead to changes. Unlike a mysterious and opaque profile like the narcissistic pervert, the grumbler is spontaneous and authentic: in all circumstances, his colleagues can know what he thinks because he knows how to say things frankly, without making evasive or implicit allusions.
• The positive rebel. The fifth and last profile, like the grumbler, constantly opposes authority. The positive rebel feels a need to never say "yes" and not to agree. But unlike the grumbler, he systematically proposes alternatives, hence his positive side. The positive rebel constantly reframes what is imposed on him, because he wants to have his share of power in the relationship. He opposes, but proposes. His refusal is never categorical, and his initiative allows him to be well regarded by his colleagues, insofar as he knows how to make things move.
Quentin Périnel.
Lefigaro.fr
Posted online January 16, 2014.
