My short answer: Sure. One of the depressing things in life is to encounter women and men who believe that in order to be successful in large organizations one has to be a jerk.
Do jerks rise to the top? On occasion, but the Center for Creative Leadership did a study that found that the number one reason for the sidetracking of otherwise promising executives was a lack of people skills.
People usually do not get to the top by crawling over the bodies of others. Some practices to avoid:
- Overpromising. People don't like to be dropped on their heads.
- Gossiping. If you badmouth someone, it will eventually get to the person.
- Manipulating. You may think that people don't notice, but they do.
- Annointing yourself. Putting on airs is a guaranteed way to zap your reputation.
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