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Summary <p>At every stage of our lives we are forced into destructive competition. It’s not natural, and it holds the best people back</p><p>A <a href="https://www.iser.essex.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/files/working-papers/iser/2024-01.pdf">large and impressive study</a> of children’s progress into adulthood found that those who display bullying and aggressive behaviour at school are more likely to prosper at work. They land better jobs and earn more. The researchers claim to be surprised by their findings, but is it really so remarkable? The association of senior positions with bullying and dominance behaviour will doubtless come as a shock to many.</p><p>This is not to suggest that all people with good jobs or who run organisations are bullies. Far from it. It’s not hard to think of good people in powerful positions. What this tells us is that we don’t need aggressive people to organise our lives for us. Neither good leadership, nor organisational success, nor innovation, insight or foresight, require a dominance mindset. In fact, all can be inhibited by someone throwing their weight around.</p><p>George Monbiot is a Guardian columnist</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/mar/30/playground-politics-bullies-competition">Continue reading...</a>

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