Tony Kern provided seven 'rules of the Rogue' which are fascinating because
they generalise so well to a wide variety of social phenomena. Is this
behaviour limited to men? Take a look at Parental Alienation Syndrome, a
thoroughly nasty form of emotional abuse associated with child custody
battles. Following established clinical definitions, rules 3, 4, 6 and 7
apply outright, rules 1 and 2 apply by interpretation (the alienating
parent is typically above-average intelligence) and rule 5 is unsurprising
given the kind of arrogance needed to sustain another characteristic - a
tendency to overidentify with the manipulated child.
>From this it would be interesting to know whether rogue pilots, when they
"make people take sides" also swamp their allies' personalities. True team
behaviour based on mutual respect would be out of the question.
90% of alienating parents are women, probably as a matter of opportunity
rather than gender predisposition. I suspect opportunity is the reason for
the gender stats on rogue pilots, too.
Neil Johnston at Aer Lingus used a mnemonic to describe rogue (maladaptive)
behaviour in general - PROD:
- Project
- Rationalise
- Opt Out
- Deny
Tony's rules are specific and shrewdly-observed criteria. Bet they produce
some very interesting insights.
Regards,
Rick Heybroek
LOFTwork
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Rules of the Rogue (from Tony Kern):
1. They are extremely competent if not experts in some aspect of their
profession.
2. They are socially adept, what some psychologist call a "maladaptive
sociopath" but I think true roguism goes beyond that description
3. Rogues make people take sides. There is little or no ambivalence.
4. Rogues are often liars or exaggerate their abilities or
accomplishments as well as belittling others
5. Rogues often feel trapped in a system designed for "lesser mortals."
This is often their rationalization for breaking established rules, which
they feel were created by morons for "normal people" not superior being
like themselves
6. Rogues are driven, but often by different types of motivation.
7. Rogues, once identified seem to be "teflon-coated" or "have nine
lives" They can ride out the tough times intact and appear to be masters
at "working the system."
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