Excerpts from Fast Company, #42, p.127, Blam! Maximum Success, Jill Rosenfeld 

The Impostor Syndrome -- Don't Be Afraid of Heights

Professional acrophobia

 The Meritocrat -- Life Isn't Fair

The meritocrat is the person who won't accept that life isn't always fair and who insists that all proposals, ideas, and products be thought of rationally. The meritocrat insists on fighting the "good" fight until everyone is out of patience.  ……… there's a difference between being right and being effective

The Hero -- Success Has a Price

……(S)omeone who constantly tries to do too much and push too hard.  A hero does whatever it takes to get where she wants to be.  She'll expend whatever resources are necessary and make whichever sacrifices have to be made…….But a hero doesn't see the cost of "taking the hill."      Part of the problem is that the hero is a commander, not a leader.   (D)oesn't know how to take the group's temperature

The Peacekeeper -- The Case For Conflict

peacekeeper sees herself as a diplomat, the glue that holds everything together…. You're not a big fan of conflict….. Peace isn't necessarily as good for the organization as a peacekeeper thinks it is…… Fear of conflict is about fear of power and fear of your own strength……

 The Procrastinator -- ( No ) Shame on You

Procrastinators do finally get the work done, because a deadline looms or the shame of not completing the project outweighs the shame of their work not being good enough. Whatever procrastinators do, they feel that it's not good enough. They envision themselves at the top of the mountain, but they don't want to learn how to climb.