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Being too nice in the workplace
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Being Too Nice in the Workplace
Main Aspects & Challenges
• We raise our children based
on many important values,
such as:
– courtesy, trust, cooperation,
kindness, tolerance, etc.
Being Too Nice in the WorkplaceIntroduction
• Our family main idea was that raising our
kids under such noble values would help
them:
– to better deal with life´s challenges and it´s
obstacles,
– to develop a nice networking and
– to achieve a brighter future.
Being Too Nice in the WorkplaceOur Family Values – Main Expectations
• But unfortunately, our
Business World doesn’t
allow us to be kind and
nice in all the situations.
Being Too Nice in the WorkplaceOur Business World - Important
Being too nice in the workplaceMain disadvantages
PEOPLE THAT ARE TOO NICE- may be less likely to face
confrontation- are less likely to stand up for
themselves, because they don’t want to rock the boat or hurt coworkers
- are less assertive in asking for raises and promotions
- don’t know how to manage conflicts- might not get recognized for their
accomplishments.
Being too nice in the workplaceMain disadvantages - Important
Others may take advantage
of you
You might not be
recognized
It has been proved that when "nice" leaders fail:
Being too nice in the workplaceToo Nice Leaders - Disadvantages
to manage conflicts, to make hard decisions
to deal with problems
They are often accused of:
Lack of courage
Not providing strong leadership
• We have pointed out
some main problems
with being too nice in the
workplace.
Being too nice in the workplaceImportant
• There is a need to analyse when we
should be polite or tough.
• Many people can misuse our politeness
just to dump their work on us.
• We need to limit the percent of
politeness by following the basic
manners required at workplace.
Being too nice in the workplace1 – Being polite can hinder us
• We need to learn to set our
boundaries and analyse the
possibilities of helping people
without affecting our job and career.
• If there is a risk we need to say “no”,
and explain our reasons or not.
Being too nice in the workplace2 – Stop pleasing everybody
• It is important to learn how to be
firm and that doesn’t mean being
nasty.
• Our hesitation in telling a team
mate about his poor performance
can jeopardize a whole project or
even our professional career.
Being too nice in the workplace3 – Learn to be firm
• There is nothing wrong when
facing some confrontations.
• Avoiding a necessary
confrontation can provide a bad
impact on our business and
projects.
Being too nice in the workplace4 – Don’t avoid confrontations
• Being mean and nasty can damage
our career and life goals.
• That´s why we need to align our own
behavior with our work rules and life
goals.
• And we need to take a positive and
firm approach to deal with our daily
business challenges.
Being too nice in the workplaceConclusion
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