Nice Guys Don't Always Finish Last

One way to assist in Working Effectively with Coworkers (posted 12/27/05) may be to gage your likability factor at work. A Harvard Business Review study found that employees don't want to work with someone who is disliked, and it almost doesn't matter how skilled they are. Research has also found that customers' perceptions of the employees they deal with can influence their overall feelings toward a company.

Do you believe that to be successful in an organization you need to be "nice?" Are you or a coworker seen as disagreeable and what effect, if any, does that have on your career? Are you more eager to work with others you deem friendly or nice? We welcome your comments and ideas on this topic. To view the entire article from USA Today, click here: Another reason to be nice: It'll get you far on the job.

Posted by Nancy Ledvina, Human Resource Consultant with The H.S. Group