自信，有主見，勇于承擔(dān)責(zé)任，也喜歡指揮他人。你是這樣的人嗎？有調(diào)查顯示，有這樣“阿爾法人格”的人更容易當(dāng)領(lǐng)導(dǎo)。你覺得呢？

As the label implies, people with Alpha personality are those who aren’t happy unless they are the top dogs—the ones clearly calling the shots.

從字面就可以看出，阿爾法人格的人就是那些樂于當(dāng)老大、喜歡自己說了算的人。

Alphas reach the top ranks in large organizations because they are natural leaders. They will be comfortable with responsibility in a way non-Alphas can never be. Most people feel stress when they have to make important decisions: Alphas get stressed when tough decisions don’t rest in their capable hands. For them, being in charge delivers such a thrill that they willingly take on levels of responsibility most rational people would find overwhelming.

他們?cè)诖笮蜋C(jī)構(gòu)身居高位是因?yàn)樗麄兲焐褪穷I(lǐng)袖人物。他們樂于承擔(dān)責(zé)任的能力是普通人永遠(yuǎn)都達(dá)不到的。大多數(shù)人要做重要決定的時(shí)候都會(huì)覺得壓力很大；而對(duì)阿爾法人格的人來說，如果重大的決策落入旁人之手，那他們才會(huì)有壓力呢。 在他們看來，做個(gè)主事兒的人是如此令人興奮的事情，所以他們很愿意承擔(dān)起多數(shù)人都會(huì)覺得過于沉重的擔(dān)子。

Most Alphas assess information and situations very quickly, and this rapid processing can prevent them from listening to others—especially to those who don’t communicate in “Alpha-speak.” Their impatience can thus cause them to miss subtle but important details. Alphas, moreover, have opinions about everything, and they rarely admit that those opinions might be wrong or incomplete. Early in life, Alphas realize that they are smarter than most people—perhaps even smarter than their parents and teachers; as adults, they believe that their insights are unique and therefore put complete faith in their instincts and expect others to do the same.

大多數(shù)阿爾法人都能對(duì)信息和環(huán)境迅速做出評(píng)估，這樣快速的信息處理過程使得他們無(wú)暇傾聽他人，尤其是那些無(wú)法用“阿爾法語(yǔ)言”跟他們溝通的人。這種耐心缺失就有可能讓他們忽略一些細(xì)微但是很重要的細(xì)節(jié)。另外，他們也喜歡對(duì)每件事都發(fā)表意見，而且很少會(huì)承認(rèn)自己的意見有誤或者有不完整的地方。他們?cè)谛r(shí)候就已經(jīng)意識(shí)到自己比多數(shù)人都聰明，可能連他們的父母和老師都不如他們；長(zhǎng)大以后，他們堅(jiān)信自己的洞察力是獨(dú)一無(wú)二的，所以會(huì)完全相信自己的直覺判斷，而且希望別人也能相信自己。

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