{"id":3007,"date":"2015-03-09T16:19:44","date_gmt":"2015-03-09T16:19:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/keblog.demoapp.xyz\/?p=3007"},"modified":"2022-10-19T04:56:36","modified_gmt":"2022-10-19T04:56:36","slug":"to-be-a-better-worker-you-need-to-stop-being-too-nice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/to-be-a-better-worker-you-need-to-stop-being-too-nice","title":{"rendered":"To Be A Better Worker, You Need To Stop Being Too Nice"},"content":{"rendered":"

At work, it\u2019s always a good idea to be nice, cooperative, and compassionate<\/a> to your fellow co-workers, superiors, and various stakeholders. But what happens when you become too nice? What types of \u201ctoo nice\u201d behaviors are actually detrimental to the team\u2019s, and on a macro-level, the company\u2019s performance? An article by Reputation.com founder Michael Fertik in the Harvard Business Review <\/a>gives us the answer:<\/p>\n

Many yield to this instinct [of being nice], because it feels much easier to be liked. Few people want to be the bad guy\u2026 Being too nice can be lazy, inefficient, irresponsible, and harmful to individuals and the organization.<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

News flash: Fertik\u2019s article may also be of significant relevance to Filipinos, who, are known to be non-confrontational folks and resort to beat-around-the-bush tactics to preserve harmonious relationships at work. It\u2019s human nature to want to be liked, but according to Fertik, there are other situations where being too nice in the office just isn\u2019t all it\u2019s cracked up to be:<\/p>\n

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