Creative People Are Not Nice People - Why Should They Be?

Creativity and Arrogance Are Great Companions

Stephen Jobs is not a nice person, but he is highly innovative. 

Gelade (1997) gave a personality test to people in creative jobs (58 individuals in creative departments of prominent UK advertising agencies and small design groups) and compared them with 70 managers in mainstream UK corporations with jobs that were not obviously in need of creativity.

The creative people scored much higher on neuroticism, hostility, and depression.

As one researcher noted after reviewing research studies, creative people are not “nice.”

Nice People Are Often Not Good People and Good People Are Often Not Nice People