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Nine Easy Rules to Avoid Being Criticized
Rule 1: Always strive to please others and agree with everybody Rule 2: Do not attempt to change people’s minds Rule 3: Do not try a new idea or pursue any worthwhile goal Rule 4a: Conform to established ways of … Continue reading
Telecommuting: Out of sight, Out of mind
Telecommuting can be an impediment to climbing the corporate ladder. Telecommuting comes with a cost — reduced face time with peers, management, and customers, and diminished opportunities to foster management’s trust. Continue reading
[Rating Errors] Beware of the Halo and Horns Effects
Preamble: We are often unaware of the many biases and prejudices that influence our social judgments. Psychologists call these the “bias blind spots.” I believe that we can overcome many of these subliminal biases by educating ourselves to be perceptive … Continue reading
[Rating Errors] Beware of the Recency Bias
Preamble: This is a first of a series of articles on common mistakes in judgment. Even if the focus of these articles is on performance assessment of employees, the discussions hold in all forms of social judgment. Recency Bias in … Continue reading
