Another non-assertive personality that is often overlooked and difficult to recognize is the hostile-passive (Raudsepp 18). This personality, like the passive, defers to the needs of others; however instead of continually deferring without an emotional repercussion, the hostile-passive reserves all their negative emotions and resentment. Hostile-passives vent their frustrations after a time in despicable tactics such as sabotage of projects or spreading malicious gossip to undermine others reputations. Hostile-passives are known for their extremes of behavior, ranging from passive one moment and flaring into openly aggressive the next.
On the opposite end of the spectrum we have the aggressive or "too hot" manager. The aggressive manager generally possesses these characteristics; accusatory and angry tones, belligerent manners, intolerance of others, egocentric thinking, overly defensive, prone to feeling rejected and extremely sensitive to criticism. When in meetings with others......
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