Lessons from 12 bad habits

The 12 Bad Habits is written by James Waldroop and Tomothy Butler. Think of it as a companion piece to "The seven habits of effective people".

The 12 bad habits in summary:

1. Never feeling good enough: When you are not sure of your capabilities and feel insecure. Tip: Practice Self observation.
2. Seeing the world in black and white: You make judgement based on merits only.
3. Doing too much, pushing too hard: Tip - Ask others about their opinion you. Try trusting and delegating work to others.
4. Avoiding conflict at any cost: Tip - Allow conflict to happen.
5. Running roughshod over the opposition
6. Rebel looking for a cause: These people are best early in their careers.
7. Always swinging over the fence
8. When fear is in the drivers seat: Tip - Make a list of all your positive attitudes.
9. Emotionally tone deaf: You seldom listen.
10. When no job is good enough: Tip - Try accepting changes.
11. Lacking a sense of boundaries
12. Losing the path: misalignment between your underlying interests and activities of the job.

[From the great books series. Also read The Success Manual - Encyclopedia of advice


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