Are you being too nice?

Episode 7 of the Challenging Leadership podcast, hosted by Stephen Mather and Jared Scott, titled "Are you being too nice?" was published on January 25, 2024 and runs 51 minutes.

January 25, 2024 ·51m · Challenging Leadership

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In this week's show Jared and Stephen explore the balance of building positive working relationships while not being a proverbial doormat.Be a more effective leader and manager - check out Stephen's courses.https://www.propec.co.uk/online-coursesReferences:Article: The Problem with being too nice by Michael Fertikhttps://hbr.org/2014/04/the-problem-with-being-too-niceFrankel, L. P. (2005). Nice Girls Don't Get the Corner Office. Time Warner AudioBooks.Dulebohn, J. H., Bommer, W. H., Liden, R. C., Brouer, R. L., & Ferris, G. R. (2012). A meta-analysis of antecedents and consequences of leader-member exchange: Integrating the past with an eye toward the future. Journal of management, 38(6), 1715-1759. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode Description

In this week's show Jared and Stephen explore the balance of building positive working relationships while not being a proverbial doormat.

Be a more effective leader and manager - check out Stephen's courses.

https://www.propec.co.uk/online-courses

References:

Article: The Problem with being too nice by Michael Fertik

https://hbr.org/2014/04/the-problem-with-being-too-nice

Frankel, L. P. (2005). Nice Girls Don't Get the Corner Office. Time Warner AudioBooks.

Dulebohn, J. H., Bommer, W. H., Liden, R. C., Brouer, R. L., & Ferris, G. R. (2012). A meta-analysis of antecedents and consequences of leader-member exchange: Integrating the past with an eye toward the future. Journal of management, 38(6), 1715-1759.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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