Personality Dragons

I found this interesting website that talks about what keeps some people from being successful and thought I'd share what I found:

Personality dragons are habits, behaviors and personality traits caused by underlying fears that keep people from being successful. There are seven dragons.
When out of control, they become self-fulfilling prophecies:

Greed — Lose everything you want
Impatience — Slows you down
Arrogance — People judge you
Stubbornness — Brings authority down on your head.
Self-Deprecation — Others put you down
Martyrdom — Provokes others to hurt you
Self Destruction — Lose control ultimately.

Today's lesson is all about GREED!

The Greed Dragon

How you may feel or react when encountering someone with this dragon:
You may feel sorry for them and keep trying to give them things to compensate for them never having enough, especially when they panic, run out of money, lose their home, their car breaks down, they don’t get enough attention, etc. Or, you may want to keep things from them — not leave valuables around, not allow them to attend meetings, not tell them things, feel invaded by their neediness, etc.

How it hurts the person:

Greed tends to fixate on something — money, time, attention, food, things, etc. Symptoms can be hoarding things, binge/purge, anorexia/bulimia, lack of pleasure in what is accumulated, constantly looking for “more” of whatever they are fixated on. People seem to look hungry all the time.
If they fixate on money, they may accumulate a lot, then lose it somehow. They may always be asking for loans, cannot seem to pay their bills or may have credit problems. If they fixate on food, they may be the first in line and last in line, always take the biggest piece, try to keep others from having what they want, etc.
People with Greed slide to Self-Destruction occasionally.

How it affects the workplace:

Poor decision-making, lost opportunities because they push too hard or want too much, low morale, lack of responsibility, bankruptcy, never being satisfied no matter what is given (time off, money, promotions, more influence, etc.), never being grateful for what they do have.

How to improve communication:

A person with greed is always afraid they will be left out, so may show interest even when they are not really interested. Include them when it is appropriate. Make sure they do not dominate all the time in meetings or grab all the attention. They need firm limit setting. Say no if appropriate. Make them follow the usual procedures for advancement and not expect special treatment. Treat them with respect and kindness, just like everyone else.

Thought provoking... I know some of these Greedy Dragons!