[dchyrdvh]

People with this "help others" mindset lose competition against their more ruthless peers. If you had a business, would you help others to compete with you?

[_jal]

I've worked with someone who couldn't tell the difference between a coworker and a competitor, and I hope I never do again.

[emddudley]

How do you tell the difference? I am not aware of having ever worked with "competitors". My coworkers are my team mates, so naturally I help them when they get stuck.

[emddudley]

I would fire anyone in my organization who saw themselves as a ruthless competitor against their peers.

[dchyrdvh]

Then you should start with Senior Management and especially the C levels. What was that quote from the office? "There's only one person in charge in every office and his name is Charles Darwin"