"We already know that genes determine the widths of our noses, the lengths of our feet or the sizes of our ears.
But what if they also account for the heights of our happiness or the depths of our insecurities?
TJ has studied personality in the workplace for about 20 years. He believes key aspects of our personalities
are hardwired into our DNA and aren't influenced by our environments as much as we might think...
TJ has found that people who have a "positive self-concept," a term that encompasses confidence and high self-esteem,
tend to be more successful in everyday life than those with a negative self-concept.
"If you measure personality well, it has enduring effects on almost every aspect of work and life"
The effects begin early and can last a lifetime. In one study... TJ found that self-confident children
earned more money as adults than their insecure counterparts"
http://www.ufl.edu/spotlight/judge.html
"Wenn der Chef ein Mistkerl ist, liegt es womöglich daran, dass ein netter Mensch niemals Chef geworden wäre.
Was viele Angestellte heimlich vermuten, zeigen amerikanische Psychologen nun mit empirischen Daten..
Frauen hingegen hilft es im Berufsleben kaum, hart und unverträglich aufzutreten...
Dabei verdienen Frauen immer weit weniger als selbst die nettesten Männer"
http://www.sueddeutsche.de/karriere/psychologie-mistkerle-als-chef-1.1128549