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Is More Always Better? The Too-Much-of-a-Good-Thing Effect in Management
Ribera, Alberto; Raes, Anneloes; Plamenova, NiaTechnical Note DPON-155-ELeadership and People ManagementWhen scholars and practitioners think about managing people in organizations, they are often interested in achieving, one way or another, beneficial outcomes for individuals and organizations. For example, scholars may study which factors relate to individuals' job satisfaction or motivation, or how the culture of an organization contributes to its performance. Managers, human resources professionals, consultants, and others, then use this knowle...Starting at €8.20
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Dealing With Difficult Characters: Improving Work Relationships Through Empathy
Sayer, Jolyon; Ribera, Alberto; Plamenova, NiaTechnical Note DPON-152-ELeadership and People ManagementThis technical note gives an overview of the most commonly encountered problematic personality traits, also termed dark traits, within the academic literature. These dark traits constitute the difficult characters of people we encounter at the workplace every day, whether they are bosses, peers, subordinates or clients. Having a difficult character does not necessarily translate into a bad character, it is more related to certain personality tr...Starting at €8.20