…But it may help to be “hypomanic.”

by Rick Telberg

You probably know a hypomanic person or two. You know the type: They’re flaming with energy, gushing with ideas, flashing with creativity, charging ahead while others are still getting their ducks in a row.

They get a lot done. But they also get into trouble. Is it worth it—a thousand ideas, half of which are bombs, many of which evaporate in the heat of others, but one of which is worth the hypomanic person’s weight in gilded platinum with sugar on top?

To the good manager, yes, a person with hypomania is a valuable member of the team. But to manage the hypomanic person, you need to understand what you’re dealing with and how his or her energy can be harnessed for the general good.


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