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The best I've worked with have a knack for presenting making their contrary ideas agreeable.

While the jerks assume they are being attacked for their beliefs, the smart ones understands the value of group effort.

Yeah being an X employee is setting a low bar. Behavior has to be adapted on a situational basis, and if you can’t, that’s a problem across the spectrum.

Though if I had to pick favorites I would totally go for agreeable giver who wields the other 3 roles for impact :-).

This is so important. Picking one's battles and being diplomatic is just as important to getting things done as being correct. If you create a lot of noise over minor things, no one will want to listen when it's something critical.

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