The Alpha Employees
These individuals form part of a wider trend in executive heroics – long work hours and an exaggerated executive focus on achievement. It is a trend from which business has benefited with productivity and innovation on the rise. It would be wrong to assume that these individuals are slaves to the corporate world, stressed, burnt out, missing their neglected lives, families, sleep. They see themselves as “winners,” “achievers” bent on building businesses, empires and economies even. Sounds familiar? Do you feel you have such members in your team as well. Hay group studies identifies them the Alpha leaders who are often bold, self confident, occupying leadership positions. For them achievement or “results” is a prime motivation, but so is being in charge – these people will willingly shoulder levels of responsibility, that are daunting to most. It is for these reasons that they are often called “alpha leaders.” These alpha leaders are not necessarily to be found at top leadership positio...