Niceness Predicts Leader Success

Nice Guys and Gals Finish First

The School of Industrial and Labor Relations at Cornell University studied 72 senior executives from 31 companies and found that “bully traits,” poor interpersonal skills, arrogance, impatience, stubbornness, and hard-driving style were detriments to executive success. Rather, successful executives demonstrated strong interpersonal skills, good people management skills, and self-awareness. Being “nice” was a tool of success.

To read the report, see: “When It Comes To Business Leadership, Nice Guys Finish First.”

Bullied at Work?

Bullied at work? or Bully at work? The advocacy group, Workplace Bullying Institute, finds that women comprise 40% of workplace bullies and target women over 70% of the time; men comprise 60% of the workplace bullies and tend to target both men and women equally.

The revised book by Gary & Ruth Namie, The Bully at Work, will help you defend yourself against a bully if you have been targeted.

Have you been bullied at work? Drop me a note and let me know how you handled it.