Anyone who has worked in a large company has encountered office grandstanders in great quantity.  Every department has them.  Now CareerJournal.com offers an entertaining article titled Not Even Politicians Can Outdo Office Grandstanders.

Another tactic: Speak first, and often, in meetings, says Greg Milano, a sales and marketing veteran of 22 years, and act like the boss you aren’t — yet. One colleague he remembers would often distribute minutes of meetings that weren’t his, make the first toasts at parties he didn’t host and grill people with questions only he felt he was entitled to ask. “It became such an annoyance that people started to refer to that behavior by his name,” says Mr. Milano.

Make up his own meeting minutes – fantastic.  I could give you all of the examples, but the article is worth the time to read.  I suspect you will think of many shining examples on your own.

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