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Why Your Angry Colleague Is More Harmful Than You Think | Ep 10 Short 1
The calm colleague is often a misdirection. We explore why anxiety and impulsivity are the real threats to workplace performance.
Many organisations focus on the charming professional, assuming that a lack of visible emotion signifies stability. However, evidence suggests that the most detrimental behaviour often stems from a different pattern of psychopathic traits. We examine how anxiety and anger, rather than cold calculation, drive negative outcomes in professional settings.
Understanding the distinction between superficial charm and actual reliability is vital for maintaining healthy organisational psychology. By identifying the signs of impulsive conduct, you can distinguish between manageable stress and genuine patterns of toxic colleagues. We separate common myths from the evidence to help you assess team dynamics more accurately.
š Full research article: https://www.keca.co.uk/articles/primary-secondary-psychopathy-at-work
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Picture the most dangerous colleague you've worked with. Chances are you picture the calm one. Composed, fearless, charming when it suits. The largest pooling of workplace evidence, 166 samples, found that the detriment to performance, helpfulness and conduct was mostly more pronounced in a different pattern of psychopathic traits.
Anxious, impulsive, quick to anger, the one who flinches. So why does the same warning work on one of them and not the other? Cool.