Intimidation may not be the best tactic
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Being aggressive, selfish and manipulative doesn’t bring more power at work than being nice, generous and trustworthy, according to two studies that tracked people over more than a decade.
Although such intimidating behaviours can raise people’s positions of power, the studies found this was offset by poor interpersonal relations.
Published by Cosmos.