Also, show the arrogant employee how changing their behavior not only helps the company, but can also be beneficial to their career. Arrogance may close doors to better opportunities, and no one wants that. Ingrained arrogance may not be easy to change.
But it's easier to change behaviors than it is to change attitudes, so outline specific behaviors that can replace the arrogant ones. For example, imagine an employee who is habitually late for team meetings, sauntering in after the session is well underway, and serving himself coffee while others are talking.
This behavior may signal to others that he does not respect the meeting leader. The first thing he could do is to behave as if he does respect her, and turn up on time. Give people enough time to practice their new behaviors. However, remind them that they are still accountable for their conduct. Schedule a follow-up meeting in three months, say - to discuss progress. In extreme cases - if there have been many complaints about the employee's arrogance and conduct, for example - it may also be necessary to make the person aware of the consequences of failing to improve.
In some cases, it's possible that, in their zeal to succeed, some employees are not aware of how they come across. Help them to understand the difference between self-confidence and arrogance. A assessment can help to increase the arrogant employee's self-knowledge. Receiving objective feedback from direct reports and peers can help an employee who may need to tone down their behavior to do so with discretion. However, be aware that truly arrogant team members may not respond well to constructive criticism.
You may need to coach them through this process and help them to use the information productively. Whatever you do, don't allow one or two arrogant individuals to contaminate the mood of others around them.
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Published 11 March The statement and something in her body language struck me as somewhat arrogant. How can you tell if someone is confident or arrogant? How to manage arrogant behavior or people in the workplace You can't fully guard against arrogance, because you can't control the way that people behave. Arrogance creates an invisible shield around you so that no one messes with you or takes you for granted.
Being safe from such persons can help you focus on much more important things in life such as your work, commitments, and your personal life. Nobody would then bother and distract you and you would be free from any interruptions or obstacles. For example, in your workplace, there may be people who bother you a lot. The simple solution to this is to maintain your distance by minding your own business. This may seem arrogant to your colleagues, but this sure will keep the troublemakers away.
If you know the trouble-making people around you then arrogance can become a tool in helping you to get your work done with ease. They are generally threatened by the talents you possess and find every opportunity to bring you down but you must be able to challenge them and not let them bother you in any way.
Thus, people stop taking you lightly and make sure that you have what you ask for. There are working environments where such an attitude is normal and so you have to get tough with people to function properly. Let us look at the other side of being practically arrogant. We can use it in a positive sense too. Such as arrogance in terms of living your life on your terms, arrogance in the sense of taking up a stand for something where others are afraid, arrogance in terms of being your own master and not depend on anyone else, being arrogant by breaking the stereotypes and stepping out of your comfort zone.
Think of arrogance as stubbornness where you are adamant enough to achieve what you aspire and there is nothing in the world that can even try to stop you. Other than the reasons stated above, in generic terms, if arrogance although being an off-putting quality, is used constructively, then wonders can be achieved.
Yes, it has to be balanced because there is a thin line between arrogance and being rude. In the desire to achieve success, you cannot be rude or selfish. Your arrogance should be channelized in a productive and not a destructive way. In some cases, staffers need encouragement to boost their self-confidence.
However, out-and-out domineering behavior is always a negative no matter your gender. Harley Lippman, CEO of Genesis10, one of the largest tech-staffing firms in the country, says that managers should address negative-behavior issues diplomatically and swiftly. Appreciate their substance, not their style. Getting along well with your co-workers and treating them fairly can often take more effort than you think.
Whether you have a toxic boss or an arrogant team member, you need a plan on how to make your work relationship really work. Need help figuring out the best approach? They have no problem stubbornly promoting themselves and resisting the proposals of others, even if they do so in a "polite" way. This ego-based resistance is exhausting to others.
Arrogant people believe they are and enjoy being superior. Even as arrogant people score low on personality tests for agreeableness, they score higher on measures of feeling superior, as well as on measures of social dominance.
Their feelings of being a level up from others supports them in different ways, such as giving them the confidence to take more risks or even looking more attractive to potential romantic partners.
The common thread in all these advantages? In various ways, each trait makes the arrogant person seem a lot like a wild bear. That bear might be stinky and have fleas, but it is also horrifically strong. If you aren't brave, confident and patient enough to handle it, it can roar in your face until you back down. And as soon as you do that, the arrogant person has established themselves as dominant.
It's the dominant people who are able to claim power and all the perks that come with it. Geher recommends banding together with others and using the power of numbers to fend off the arrogant people in your life.
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