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In what is arguably one of the worst times in American history since the Great Depression, the people of America have their chins decidedly up.
The sanguine mood is characterized by “an outbreak of niceness across the cultural landscape — an attitude bubbling up in commercials, movies and even, to a degree, the normally not-nice blogosphere,” the New York Times Read this author's blog.
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06.02.09
While I agree with the overall premise that people are starting to drop some of the ruthlessness that has plagued corporate America for a long time, the Harvard MBA pledge doesn't instill much confidence in me. Only 20% signed it, which mean the other 80%....
06.02.09
That's funny... I thought 20% was a high rate of return for a student-led pledge. But maybe not :)
06.02.09
Well...It is insincerity, that seems to be the trend...
06.03.09
Being nice in appearance, of course, does not suggest one is nice in spirit...
06.03.09
And in a situation where people are losing their jobs and you have an option of whom to hire, you’re going to hire the person who is complimenting your tie. Nice becomes a competitive edge.
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The above statement is not true. You hire the most competent perosn who makes you money, not the kiss ass who says nice tie. That's a very pollyanna-ish view of the current market place.
06.03.09
Just one other question. Just when did it become proper English to write incomplete sentences. See the two incomplete sentences in the below paragraph.
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What is happening now is that glee is rising from collectively pushing forward at all costs, not knowing if it will work and accepting that there’s a good chance it won’t, and working towards something greater. All together. With differences of opinion, but with respect as well.
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I'm genuinely interested in a) when this became acceptable, and b) don't you feel just a bit guilty writing incomplete sentences?
06.03.09
@ Mad Skills - Seriously? Go read some books.
06.03.09
Wow, most of the commenter here are cynical or suspicious.
When they say 20% are nice, it doesn't mean the others are mean; there are a lot of keep to themselves people.
Being nice build great bonds & breakdown communication barriers. Niceness is very effective & quite contiguous, but only if the encouragement of the departmental or company culture & not silos/competitive.
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@Mad Skills,
Nice people have better relationship with co-workers & people in other dept.
That's huge advantage against the quite person at the corner when it come time for a promotion or other openings/opportunities.
06.03.09
I don't read romance novels, sorry.
06.03.09
@ Mad Skills - Apology accepted.
06.07.09
Excellent post--and an interesting angle to cover. Its good to see that people are realising success isn't contingent upon agression, and that being "nice" doesn't equate to being weak or ineffective. The connection between effective internal (and external) relationship building and knowledge management and its ability to increase employee retention and satisfaction becomes critical in establishing a competitive advantage.
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