The deadly sins and the workplace
Nobody’s perfect. Managers should not forget that
The arc of current management thinking bends towards virtue. Co-operation is what makes teams purr. Low-ego empathy is the hallmark of a thoroughly modern boss. Purpose matters to employees as much as pay; society looms as large as shareholders. But appealing to people’s better nature, and ignoring their vices, is an incomplete approach. Nor is being good necessarily great for your own career.
This article appeared in the Business section of the print edition under the headline “The grip of vice”
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