Yes and No. I suppose I was "like this" to begin with. But I gravitated towards jobs where I needed to learn how to finesse things and deal with people, and I was given a huge amount of training, both on the job and in a series of amazing classes that my employer sent me to...things like "coaching skills for managers," and "handling anger" and "time and self management."

Looking back on it, I can't believe my employers paid for this...for all their top managers. It must have cost them huge money! This simply doesn't happen these days, so I was blessed!