How Nice Guy Can Succeed
How Nice Guys Can Succeed
The traditional business philosophy holds the opinion that the nice guy won't get as far up as the cold competitor in the corporate ladder. Nevertheless Russ C. Edelman, coauthor of “Nice Guys Can Get the Corner Office” believes otherwise. He gets several strategies for how nice employees and their companies can finish first based on his survey.
They surveyed about 350 nice guys to discuss how they felt about themselves and their performance and get their viewpoints and 25 top executives to define the organization cost of the existence of too many too-nice managers in company in practical work. Among the nice guys surveyed, 61% hold the opinion that they were too nice at work, 36% thought successful people as "balanced", 41% would prefer to be "effectively nice" or balanced guys and 50% believe their managers are overly nice. The stories and strategies of the surveyed managers also substantially influenced the content of the ideas of this book.
Based on these dates, the author develops eight strategies (also eight chapters that make up the core of the book) for the nice guys and also includes a section on incorporating the strategies company-wide: Self-awareness, Speak up, Set boundaries, Confront, Choose, Expect results, Be bold and Win.
1. Self-Awareness: Know your Strengths and Weaknesses.
Based on the stories of Ben and Trent, The author summarized three symptoms related to a lack of self-awareness : Self-Delusion，which is particularly insidious for nice guys , Self-Denial, which becomes even more problematic when it triggers self-denial , and Pattern “Unrecognition” since overly nice guys have a difficult time recognizing that they are displaying clear self-defeating patterns.
Facing with these problems, what is the strategy for nice guys? The author gives us the answers. Firstly, personal inventory since it is an honest appraisal of their habits, skills and personal characteristics. Secondly, Optimize,
The traditional business philosophy holds the opinion that the nice guy won't get as far up as the cold competitor in the corporate ladder. Nevertheless Russ C. Edelman, coauthor of “Nice Guys Can Get the Corner Office” believes otherwise. He gets several strategies for how nice employees and their companies can finish first based on his survey.
They surveyed about 350 nice guys to discuss how they felt about themselves and their performance and get their viewpoints and 25 top executives to define the organization cost of the existence of too many too-nice managers in company in practical work. Among the nice guys surveyed, 61% hold the opinion that they were too nice at work, 36% thought successful people as "balanced", 41% would prefer to be "effectively nice" or balanced guys and 50% believe their managers are overly nice. The stories and strategies of the surveyed managers also substantially influenced the content of the ideas of this book.
Based on these dates, the author develops eight strategies (also eight chapters that make up the core of the book) for the nice guys and also includes a section on incorporating the strategies company-wide: Self-awareness, Speak up, Set boundaries, Confront, Choose, Expect results, Be bold and Win.
1. Self-Awareness: Know your Strengths and Weaknesses.
Based on the stories of Ben and Trent, The author summarized three symptoms related to a lack of self-awareness : Self-Delusion，which is particularly insidious for nice guys , Self-Denial, which becomes even more problematic when it triggers self-denial , and Pattern “Unrecognition” since overly nice guys have a difficult time recognizing that they are displaying clear self-defeating patterns.
Facing with these problems, what is the strategy for nice guys? The author gives us the answers. Firstly, personal inventory since it is an honest appraisal of their habits, skills and personal characteristics. Secondly, Optimize,