【英国】表现得太过友好会影响你的事业吗?

Is being too nice harming your career?

According to a new study from Activia Training, British employees are reportedly one of the most helpful and honest nationalities of workers, who would do their upmost not to let a fellow colleague down.

The study, which surveyed 1,666 employees, found that 84% say that friends or work colleagues regularly come to them for advice, whilst 82% said that they would lend money to a friend.

Further statistics from the report include 54% claiming they would never tell a lie to gain an advantage at work, and 70% saying they would always help a co-worker who was struggling. What's even more endearing, is that 83% would do a favour for someone they only vaguely knew.

The report found five core likability traits; dependability, amiability, the ability to uplift, a caring nature, and capability. 44% of British employees asked identified as dependable, whilst just seven per cent claimed to be uplifting.

And whilst this report shows how large an asset likability is in the workplace - Business Coach Zena Everett admits that you shouldn't take this too far.

"Successful people are charismatic and people want to follow them, but it's unlikely the first thing anyone would say about them is that they're likeable," she explained.

"In my experience, 'nice' people may be passed over for promotion or even let go more readily than difficult colleagues, because the boss knows they're not going to be given a hard time about it.

根据Activia Training的一项新研究,在所有国家的雇员群体中,英国雇员据说是最爱帮助人和最诚实的,他们会尽最大努力不让同事失望。

该研究调查了1,666名员工,发现有84%的人表示朋友或同事会经常找他们寻求建议,82%的人表示会借钱给朋友。

报告的进一步统计资料显示,有54%的人声称自己永远不会为在工作中获得利益而撒谎,而70%的人表示会永远去帮助有困难的同事。更令人欣慰的是,83%的人表示会向那些只是隐约知道可能需要得到帮助的人提供帮助。

报告发现五大核心受欢迎特征是可靠、友善、鼓舞他人、关爱他人和工作能力。 44%的英国雇员被认定是可靠的,而只有7%的是能够鼓舞他人的。

虽然这份报告显示了在公司受欢迎程度是何等重要,商业指导泽娜·埃弗雷特(Zena Everett)坦言,不应该把这个看得太重。

"成功的人是有魅力的,人们愿意跟随他们,但是任何人都不太可能认为他们是可爱的,"她解释说。

"根据我的经验,友善的人更有可能不被晋升,甚至比那些难搞的同事更容易被放弃,因为老板知道自己不会因为这么做而被给予难堪。"

(翻译:毛毓郁)

信息来源:

https://www.hrgrapevine.com/content/article/news-2017-06-15-is-being-too-nice-harming-your-career


 

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