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Sycophants contribute to shortsighted, individually contrived gains. It’s as if some bosses need constant reinforcement to sustain egos that would otherwise go unnoticed. You know the people I’m talking about. The ones who agree with everything their managers say, who appear to have a homing device which ferrets boss whereabouts. Obsequious to a fault, grovelers annoyingly mirror speech habits/mannerisms of the persons they’re trying to impress. Turn the page…
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Last year, hiring mismatch cost more than double the amount of departing employees’ salary. Given the high stakes, monetary expenditure, time and workplace disruption, having a crystal ball in the specter of selection might seem beneficial. Greenberg suggests that because of their sensitivity, HSPs, or high sensitive persons, “can actually be mined as a secret weapon for business.” They compromise 15 – 20% of the population, approximately 70% of whom are introverts. Turn the page…
Jackie Gilbert is a Professor of Management in the Middle Tennessee State University College of Business.
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