What is arrogance, but an over-inflated sense of one’s position and value, combined with an attitude that somehow you are above everyone else? Such a self-absorbed, elevated sense of ones’ self can easily lead to a devaluing of what others have to offer, thereby undermining opportunities for sound sharing, feedback, support of management initiatives, etc. When people realize that no one is listening to them, they will naturally refrain from communication. Thus, arrogance at top can be very costly to morale, productivity, and loyalty throughout all levels of organization.

Blinded by their own arrogance, such managers are pretty unlikely to perceive this quality about themselves, and most likely need an objective third party, like a mentor or coach, to open their eyes to a more constructive leadership style. While truthful, open evaluation of how one is perceived up and down chain may be challenging to accept, result of not doing so may exact a costly toll to both employees and organization itself. Investing in leadership competencies is one of essential steps in developing solid management. Building awareness, followed by good coaching and modeling, would serve to support a more positive, engaged leadership style.

Take a look at eight following telltale signs indicating that a leader is in need of development around inter-personal attitudes:

1.Treats subordinates in such a way that devalues them in order to prop herself up. She thrives on her position in hierarchy and lets everyone else know it.

2.Such a manager cultivates an atmosphere of intimidation, stifling others’ ability to collaborate, communicate, and share doubts or concerns. Characteristically, an arrogant manager comes across as inaccessible and potentially unapproachable, because they do not listen well to others.

Let's get things like this out of our lives. Let's take control of our personal energy. Here's way.

The universe is mental. It responds to you way you think it will.

The laws of physics are neutral. One plus one equals two and if you push your glass off table it will fall to floor whether you are an average person, an enlightened person, a genius, a two year old in a highchair or eating your last meal on death row. The laws of metaphysics are neutral, too. We study them so we can use them to our advantage. They don't care how they are used.

Please understand, in a mathematical universe, there are no accidents.

The second principle is, there are no victims of accidents. Everyone is a volunteer. For this reason, I'm going to switch from victim and perpetrator to projecting driver (perpetrator) and attracting driver (victim).

These principles may be new to you but if they're stirring something inside, read on. It's hard to contemplate when one has just been rear-ended, or -- in case of a woman I know, broadsided nearly to death -- but this is no accident. Instead, this is a highly synchronized meeting of two people on same wave length at precisely same moment.

What are odds that two of you would meet at exact same moment in time and space? Astronomical, wouldn't you say? You can change your energy. You can be safe on road, on a plane and in an airport. There is power in what I'm going to tell you.

State of mind is what determines our wavelength. Actually, we have two minds: rational and higher mind. Normally we operate in lower mind which has two parts: negative and positive. These tellk us why we should and shouldn’t do things but a decision is not forthcoming. It is higher mind (the creative mind) which really determines our course in life.

The higher mind is described in astrology chart - our human version of it -- by 9th house. It's called place of long distance travel and it describes driving on freeway as against tooling around neighborhood. It's also house of meditation because it is long distance use of mind -- far seeing, prophetic, intuitive, looking for patterns ....

If you drive on freeway, you're in a meditative state of consciousness at least part of time whether you realize it or not. To drive on freeway, we look for patterns and spaces.

I've read for many people in my 25 years as an intuitive consultant, astrologer and spiritual teacher/healer. I've talked to people from their hospital bed and I learned a lot about this kind of energy during years. I have read for a man who wrecked his own car and then totaled rental car very next day. He had no insurance and had bought none with rental. I read for a girl who knew she would someday drive off a bridge and did so. This girl is now in a wheel chair for life. I am writing this article to wake people up!

The states of mind I feel put us on a collision course with a projective driver are these:

•Repressed hostility, anger or rage

•Repressed hostility, anger or rage

•Victim mentality

•Trying to do more than one thing at a time (multitasking)

•Being rushed or being late

•Overextended lifestyle

•Talking on cell phone

•Separation from self through over activity and busy-ness (super mom)

•Living entirely outside self, causing deep depression, self loathing, self hatred and even self destructive tendencies

Let's take a closer look at each of these.

•REPRESSED HOSTILITY, ANGER OR RAGE

If you aren't expressing your own emotions, someone will come right over and do it for you. Or do it to you, I should say.

Some of "nicest" and "sweetest" people in world are involved in collisions for this very reason. If they weren't so nice or so sweet, they might have been safer.

There are many socially acceptable ways to get out aggressions we all feel (yes, even nice and sweet ones). Please pick one and use it regularly.

•VICTIM MENTALITY

People with victim mentalities are accidents waiting to happen. Why is it same people are robbed twice, rear ended twice, even raped twice?

Get out of victim position. Go on a victim-free diet for three months. Do not read about, listen to stories about, watch movies or television shows, sympathize with or even think about any people or animals who are victims. If someone tries to tell you a victim story, get up and leave!

•TRYING TO DO MORE THAN ONE THING AT A TIME (MULTITASKING)

Have you ever tried to rub your head with one hand and pat your stomach with other? A recent article on MSN Internet revealed that people eat, smoke, read, shave, apply makeup and have sex while driving.

Multitasking is becoming a way of life for some people and these are some of most likely people, unfortunately, I'll peg for accidents in years ahead.

•BEING RUSHED AND IN A HURRY

Being rushed and in a hurry already has us out of sync… with ourselves. When we are out of sync with ourselves, we are out of touch with good timing in all matters.

Many people who "run late" accompany this habit with a state of mind involving "Why do you do this? When are you going to learn? It's so rude to be late! You are so inconsiderate! Why did you have to make that last phone call? Can't you ever just be on time? …" Stop chatter. If you're late, you're late. Get there alive.

•OVEREXTENDED LIFESTYLE

We are holistic beings in spite of ourselves. We are absolutely consistent in our behavior across full range of our activities. If you doubt this, take some time to observe others first, because it's easier, and then yourself.

If someone eats fast and unconsciously, they also drive fast and unconsciously. And their sex is that way too!

•TALKING ON THE CELL PHONE

Talking on cell phone is a function of lower or rational mind. Driving on freeway, as we know from earlier in article, is a function of higher or indifferent mind. These two minds can’t work together. It’s that simple.

•SEPARATION FROM SELF THROUGH OVER ACTIVITY AND BUSY-NESS (SUPERMOM)

What happens when you have an accident? You wind up flat on your back for awhile, staring at wall and wondering how this could have happened to you?

Well, productively, let's concentrate on first half of sentence rather than last. When was last time you sat around and did nothing?