personality

Seven Mistakes Managers Make

Naomi Karten did a web search of “mistakes managers make” and received 262,200 hits. Although many of the unique articles highlight the same or similar mistakes, Naomi found that certain mistakes kept surfacing. Here are the seven most common managerial mistakes.

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How to Respond to Rude People

It’s bad enough contending with rudeness outside of work. But when you have to deal with it at work—whether from customers, managers, coworkers, or anyone else—it’s especially annoying. Naomi Karten offers some helpful tips to respond to rude people.

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Are You a Perfectionist?

You can tell that you are a perfectionist if you set excessively high standards, strive for flawlessness, are overly critical of yourself, and are concerned about what other people think. Naomi Karten explores how to navigate one's career with this personality trait.

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How to Handle Difficult People

The notion of difficult people can make one feel uncomfortable because often it’s not the person that’s difficult, but rather the situation the person is in. Naomi Karten shares some tips to handle these difficult people and testy situations.

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How You Can Overcome the Paradox of Choice

The more choices there are, the less satisfied we become. Naomi Karten explains how to overcome this paradox of choice. Most of the time, we don’t need the very best and only rarely is it worth struggling to find the best choice.

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The Fundamental Attribution Error

If you find that you are able to blame your own errors on your circumstances but blame everyone else's errors on character or personality flaws, you might be under the influence of the fundamental attribution error. This sort of thinking isn't just bad form; it can have dire consequences.

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