20 Bad Work Habits

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I think it is important to examine these negative behaviors and do some self reflection to avoid their pitfalls. I am sure we are all guilty of a few of them and know co-workers who exhibit these negative habits on a regular basis. A list of the top 20 Bad Work Habits from Marshall Goldsmith, executive coach and author of What Got You Here Won’t Get You There follows:

1. The need to win each time
2. The overwhelming desire to add our two cents to every discussion
3. The need to pass judgment on others
4. Needless sarcasm and cutting comments
5. Starting with “no”, “But”, “However”
6. Need to show how smart we are
7. Speaking when angry
8. Negativity: the need to share negative thoughts even when not asked
9. Withholding Information
10. Failing to Give Proper recognition
11. Claiming credit we don’t deserve
12. Making excuses
13. Clinging to the past
14. Playing favorites
15. Refusing to express regret
16. Not listening
17. Failing to express gratitude
18. Punishing the messenger
19. Passing the buck
20. An excessive need to be “me”: exalting our faults as virtues simply because they’re who we are

Ringing any bells for you???