"Instead of being withholding or competitive, show fellow employees that you're cheering them on." Great idea! Why be competitive when you can meekly stand around and let the boss fire your sorry butt. Cheering is a good idea, though, especially when you can do it loud enough for the entire office to hear. "Hey, let's have a big hand for Janet. She managed to get through an entire day without taking a nip from that bottle of Jagermeister she keeps in her top desk drawer."
4. Self-sacrifice/commitment
The authors want you to "stand up for a co-worker's unpopular viewpoint in a controversial workplace debate." Good idea! Tell everyone you totally respect Charlie's opinion that the boss is a doofus. Or just tell the boss. Follow through by helping Charlie pack his boxes and carry them to the parking lot. Now that's commitment.
5. Reliability/trust
The authors want you to demonstrate that "you are willing to be the go-to person when required." Personally, I'd rather be the "go-home person," but it wouldn't hurt to pretend that you're someone everyone can trust. That makes it even easier when it's time to stab your work friends in the back.
The authors have an online test that you can take to check your loyalty quotient, but I am suspicious of the results. I came out low in empathy, low in problem-focused coping and low in every possible loyalty category. Also, I don't "see problems through the eyes and hearts of others."
Completely ridiculous, right? Besides, how can you see problems through "the eyes and hearts of others," when you're super-perfect, and it's the others who cause all the problems?
