Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Anger doesn't pay


It's an old cliché: "don't get mad, get even". But there is another good reason not to get angry. According to research from Melbourne Business School, individuals who lose their tempers are less likely to emerge as successful business leaders.

The research by Professor Ian Williamson and organizational psychologist, Carol Gill, found that those individuals who are able to recognise their negative feelings, defuse them, and then choose a more appropriate response tend to be rated as a higher performer by their colleagues and are also more satisfied with their own performance.

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