Popularity and the office: Just like high school – The Wall Street Journal
DUBLIN — I don't have especially fond memories of high school – I wasn't particularly cool or interesting as a teenager – so I found this article both depressing and cathartic. According to this author, the office is often just like high school, with likeable, popular people snagging most of the awards. And just like high school, that isn't necessarily a good thing. In fact, the qualities that make people popular are not the same as the qualities that make someone a good or effective employee or boss. The result is that when the office rewards people based on their popularity, it often ends up entrenching problematic behaviours and bad decision-making in a way that ultimately hurts the bottom line. While that may be scant consolation to those currently suffering through high school (or to those of us in an office), it is good to know that popular people don't get everything right. – Felicity Duncan
By Marissa King
(The Wall Street Journal) If the workplace sometime seems reminiscent of high school, it's for good reason: The perks and pitfalls of popularity do not end at graduation.
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