The alpha male (or female)

There's a fine line between being competitive and overcompetitive, between winning when it counts and when no one's counting. When it matters, when it doesn't and when it's totally besides the point.


We assure ourselves that we would never behave so insensitively. Is that so?


Do we argue too much (because we want our view to prevail over others)?
Do we withhold information (to give ourselves an edge over others)?
Do we play favourites (to win over allies)?


Actually, I have made myself conscious of this behaviourial problem a couple of years ago. I tended to want to win too much. I now appreciate this "flaw" and wok on suppressing it in my interpersonal relations.