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The New Year marks a great time for employees to get out of bad habits that irritate coworkers and make them less effective. “Achieving success requires more than just doing the right thing," says blogger and author Geoffrey James. “Success also means changing the behaviors that hold you back.”

Here are nine habits James says you can do without in 2015:

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1. Doing the bare minimum

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2. Telling half-truths

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3. Finger-pointing

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4. Bucking accountability

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5. Hating on successful people

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6. Schadenfreude

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7. Workplace gossip

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8. Creating your own stress

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9. Giving or accepting flattery

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