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In The Success Principles, Canfield writes about “creating successful relationships.” He provides tips to help managers evoke the best in their teammates, while at the same time transforming their own reflected best self. Below are some of his suggestions: Turn the page…
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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…
Jackie Gilbert is a Professor of Management in the Middle Tennessee State University College of Business.
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