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Career Inhibiting Behaviors Avoiding Pitfalls in Professional Settings Debra Benton , author of How to Think like a CEO , describes several behaviors that could stunt career growth as a professional leader simply due to behaviors that exhibit poor personality traits and behaviors Learning the career inhibiting behaviors ' and avoiding them are key to understanding unconscious and socialized actions that a person may not be aware of exhibiting . Extensive self-reflection and research on these areas have helped me to outline my professional goals

and will allow me to recall these destructive behaviors and avoid them , so I can be the best leader I can be in my career

Benton agrees that talking too quickly is a career blunder that can leave upwardly mobile professionals on a downward spiral . Talking too quickly goes hand-in-hand with giving too much detail , which is another inhibiting behavior . Leaders should outlay simple and well-thought-out instructions for projects and assignments to ensure that subordinates complete these projects in a timely fashion with minimal confusion Talking too quickly may lead to giving too much detail , such as personal feelings and frustrations . A manager may go on about both the importance of a project and the anxiety and fear that he or she possesses over a poor turnout . These added statements will only provoke further anxiety in team members and instead of using rationality emotionality may replace it . I would keep assignment details simple and avoid any emotional or distracting language or connotations as a leader As a leader , I would convey a positive and helpful stance with all around me to promote a stress-free and creative environment in which everyone feels competent and comfortable

Judging others quickly and criticizing yourself exclusively are two other behaviors that must be avoided to keep successful in business The mental and emotional aspects of being quickly critical of others and overly critical of oneself leave professional goals in the background and should never be in the forefront of a professional environment . I would use constructive criticism along with reminders of past positive behaviors both for others and oneself . I would , also , encourage an open-door policy for others to come and talk about agenda items that may clarify for myself , personally , previous critical ideas of others Along those same lines , I would ask for peer feedback and accept in graciously , as being overly-critical of oneself in not a positive professional stance . Many professionals are perfectionists and are very critical of individual mistakes . Others must shatter this myth for a manager 's positive mental health

Although , a leader must exhibit string interpersonal skills and strengths , skill is not enough . Ongoing education on the latest trends in the industry along with periodical self- reassessments of positive and negative behaviors will help to keep a leader , not only sharp and strong , but aware of even the most seemingly minor activities that can undermine success . Possessing poor and weak body language (such as weak handshakes , causing others to believe that...