POOR LEADERSHIP SKILLS
· Poor team members & team leaders
· Preoccupied with their own concerns
· Poor developers of people
· Not inspirational--too pessimistic, reactive, closed to ideas, loner tendencies, poor social skills
· Lack vision & ability to motivate
· Circled the wagons--holding on & defending

POOR SOCIAL & COMMUNICATIONS SKILLS
· Independent loners--focused on own needs & reluctant to ask for help
· Trust issues--skeptical of other's motives & keep safe distance
· Lack social & political awareness
· Poor listeners
· Unconventional & refuse to play the game

DIFFICULTIES IN MAKING DECISIONS
· More intelligent than other executives--often "brilliant" technical experts
· Intellectually arrogant-- "Know it all"
· Skeptical of other's ideas
· Stubborn and unyielding
· Risk averse--slow to make decisions & focus on "worst case scenarios"
· Slow to adapt to change
· See obstacles rather than opportunities

BEHIND THE FACADE
· Arrogance hides low self-esteem
· Perfectionistic, judgmental & self-punishing
· Anxious, moody & irritable
· Prone to impatience & outbursts
· Discouraged with stalling careers
· Putting in long hours
· Low level of job satisfaction
· Tired and discouraged