Being Too Nice in the Workplace

Main Aspects & Challenges

• We raise our children based

on many important values,

such as:

– courtesy, trust, cooperation,

kindness, tolerance, etc.

Being Too Nice in the WorkplaceIntroduction

• Our family main idea was that raising our

kids under such noble values would help

them:

– to better deal with life´s challenges and it´s

obstacles,

– to develop a nice networking and

– to achieve a brighter future.

Being Too Nice in the WorkplaceOur Family Values – Main Expectations

• But unfortunately, our

Business World doesn’t

allow us to be kind and

nice in all the situations.

Being Too Nice in the WorkplaceOur Business World - Important

Being too nice in the workplaceMain disadvantages

PEOPLE THAT ARE TOO NICE- may be less likely to face

confrontation- are less likely to stand up for

themselves, because they don’t want to rock the boat or hurt coworkers

- are less assertive in asking for raises and promotions

- don’t know how to manage conflicts- might not get recognized for their

accomplishments.

Being too nice in the workplaceMain disadvantages - Important

Others may take advantage

of you

You might not be

recognized

It has been proved that when "nice" leaders fail:

Being too nice in the workplaceToo Nice Leaders - Disadvantages

to manage conflicts, to make hard decisions

to deal with problems

They are often accused of:

Lack of courage

Not providing strong leadership

• We have pointed out

some main problems

with being too nice in the

workplace.

Being too nice in the workplaceImportant

• There is a need to analyse when we

should be polite or tough.

• Many people can misuse our politeness

just to dump their work on us.

• We need to limit the percent of

politeness by following the basic

manners required at workplace.

Being too nice in the workplace1 – Being polite can hinder us

• We need to learn to set our

boundaries and analyse the

possibilities of helping people

without affecting our job and career.

• If there is a risk we need to say “no”,

and explain our reasons or not.

Being too nice in the workplace2 – Stop pleasing everybody

• It is important to learn how to be

firm and that doesn’t mean being

nasty.

• Our hesitation in telling a team

mate about his poor performance

can jeopardize a whole project or

even our professional career.

Being too nice in the workplace3 – Learn to be firm

• There is nothing wrong when

facing some confrontations.

• Avoiding a necessary

confrontation can provide a bad

impact on our business and

projects.

Being too nice in the workplace4 – Don’t avoid confrontations

• Being mean and nasty can damage

our career and life goals.

• That´s why we need to align our own

behavior with our work rules and life

goals.

• And we need to take a positive and

firm approach to deal with our daily

business challenges.

Being too nice in the workplaceConclusion

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