什麼是「阿爾法人格」?

自信，有主見，勇於承擔責任，也喜歡指揮他人。你是這樣的人嗎？有調查顯示，有這樣「阿爾法人格」的人更容易當領導。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於當老大、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.

他們在大型機構身居高位是因為他們天生就是領袖人物。他們樂於承擔責任的能力是普通人永遠都達不到的。大多數人要做重要決定的時候都會覺得壓力很大；而對阿爾法人格的人來說，如果重大的決策落入旁人之手，那他們才會有壓力呢。 在他們看來，做個主事兒的人是如此令人興奮的事情，所以他們很願意承擔起多數人都會覺得過於沉重的擔子。

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.

大多數阿爾法人都能對信息和環境迅速做出評估，這樣快速的信息處理過程使得他們無暇傾聽他人，尤其是那些無法用「阿爾法語言」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微但是很重要的細節。另外，他們也喜歡對每件事都發表意見，而且很少會承認自己的意見有誤或者有不完整的地方。他們在小時候就已經意識到自己比多數人都聰明，可能連他們的父母和老師都不如他們；長大以後，他們堅信自己的洞察力是獨一無二的，所以會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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