There is a new book out there making the news, "Nice Guys Can Get the Corner Office." This book goes into how we can be assertive and make choices without guilt. How to speak up and address issues directly and without fear is discussed in the book.
I could not help reading all the references to the book and the comments on how it is a breath of fresh air for today’s business environment. What shocked me is that the comments seem to think this is a new idea. Dale Carnegie wrote his book, "How to Win Friends and Influence People" in 1936. His book has 30 principles for dealing with people as people while building relationships, gaining cooperation and being a positive, assertive leader.
As the business world welcomes the newest generation, the millennials, we need to be able to adjust to the changing world. We need to be able to handle a work force demanding to work with someone they like and with whom they can get along. Thus the idea of being nice is coming into vogue. Within the Dale Carnegie organization, we have been helping people get along with others for almost 100 years.
We recommend that we all remember it is true: nice guys can get the corner office. We also recommend that you get that advise and training from an organization that has almost 100 years of this knowledge, not just a couple of years. by: Daveed Snoll, VP Training
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
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