Over the week I met a close friend who described to me the character and appearance of a successful businessman that he was partnering with in a project who had apparently come from "very far" According to my friends description, although he was from a humble rural background, the businessmans solid gold cuff links showed that he was unexpectedly fastidious.

He also had an air of calm dignity which was at times misinterpreted by the less financially endowed as arrogant. As we continued with the conversation, it became clear that my friend simply perceived It is instructional to note that every employee is desirous of a happy working environment where they are able to get a sense of accomplishment and feel that they are productive and adding value to the organisation or business at hand.

It is for this reason that every rational worker needs to consider adopting personal strategies to go through the maze of different arrogant characters that they meet in the business world.

The first such character is the Egg Head. The egg head is an intelligent and experienced know-it-all individual. As far as they are concerned, their way of doing things is the only way and they can be quite condescending. They dominate conversations and believe that communication is a one way street.

They either tend to be quite senior in organisations or run successful businesses. Their ego borders on hubris and their vision is clouded by their own perceived smartness. Strategies that normally work with dealing with this kind of character, especially if they are a boss, is to research any ideas that you may have thoroughly to increase chances of successful implementation and avoid being shot down at the infant stage. It also helps to make them your allies as they will

most likely support your agenda if they think that you are somewhat dependent on their smarts.

The second character is the Braggart. They are desperate for appreciation and often times interrupt conversations due to their need to be recognised and get attention. Despite their disruptive antics, they tend to be wrong most of the time and rarely base their conversation on the basis of facts or figures. The best way to deal with such characters in the workplace

They either tend to be quite senior in organisations or run successful businesses. Their ego borders on hubris and their vision is clouded by their own perceived smartness. Strategies that normally work with dealing with this kind of character, especially if they are a boss, is to research any ideas that you may have thoroughly to increase chances of successful implementation and avoid being shot down at the infant stage. It also helps to make them your allies as they will most likely support your agenda if they think that you are somewhat dependent on their smarts.

The second character is the Braggart. They are desperate for appreciation and often times interrupt conversations due to their need to be recognised and get attention. Despite their disruptive antics, they tend to be wrong most of the time and rarely base their conversation on the basis of facts or figures. The best way to deal with such characters in the workplace is to sound sincere when you are dealing with them but at the same time minimise time spent with them on superfluous conversations.

The third unique character is the Glory Hog. They have a tendency to steal other peoples ideas and take credit for them. They are known to lie through their teeth in front of their victims because they bet that the latter will be too polite or too stunned to object publicly to falsehoods. They are audacious and sure of their invincibility and live for competition as they always think that they are better.
They are known as the "thieves" of corporates as they will beg, borrow and steal whatever race they are running to win. Bosses love them because they have built in schmoozing skills. The best strategy to handle these characters is too simply assert yourself and to always document everything for future reference especially when dealing with a boss. ith a boss.

The final character is the Life Of The Party. They love to be the centre of attention and spend all their time to trying to impress rather than do their work. They act knowledgeable and confident though they are very poor with fol low through. They have a vibrant w through. They have a vibrant personality and are never too far away from the spotlight.

The best strategy to adopt with these characters is to be professional with them but not personal