As HR professionals, and really as people, we opt to be nice and polite when dealing with anything in the workplace. But what happens when that blanket “agreeable”-ness produces a stagnant and stale environment instead of something productive? When the status quo becomes more harm than good, how can you break the mold?
Amira Barger, Professor, Global Comms Executive, and Author of the upcoming book “The Price of Nice.” gave us the answers in our recent interview on The HR Works Podcast. Here’s what she had to say on what it means to be “nice” in the workplace, and what it means to be genuine, and effective.
