The Power of Nice

How to Conquer the Business World With Kindness

by Linda Kaplan Thaler and Robin Koval

		Publisher: Copyright © 2006 by Linda Kaplan Thaler and Robin Koval Published by arrangement with Doubleday, an imprint of The Doubleday Publishing Group, a division of Random House, Inc. Pub. Date: 2006 ISBN: 9780385518925 No. pages: 144 Category: Career & Self-Development Sample the audio version of The Power of Nice

In this summary you will learn

Why social Darwinism is a myth
Why it pays to be nice in business and in life
Why cooperating is better than competing
Why lying is stupid
Why being nice means being empathetic

Why you should read The Power of Nice

Niceness has a bad name in business. Indeed, usually it seems as if the bad boys and girls get ahead, not the good and kindhearted. No one would call former GE chief Jack “Neutron” Welch or Leona “Queen of Mean” Helmsley nice. But Welch started poor and is now worth $720 million. High-school dropout Helmsley was a billionaire until her tax-evasion fall. Authors Linda Kaplan Thaler and Robin Koval say these two toughies are not-so-nice exceptions that prove the rule: Being nice is not only the right way to act, it is the smart way to get ahead. The authors present real-life examples of nice guys who finish first. They demonstrate that treating people well pays in the end. getAbstract endorses their humane premise, while confessing some skepticism about their cheery take on how the world works. If you’ve lost a promotion, for instance, you might not agree that life is always sunny. The authors say hard work, not influence, always wins. Not necessarily, alas. However, this optimistic book has a lot of positive messages, including information nuggets labeled “nice cubes.” One says you can ease people’s stress by giving them chocolate. Another notes that you can make yourself and others feel better by smiling at them. That rings true: Any day when you get chocolate and a smile can’t be all bad.

About the Authors

Linda Kaplan Thaler and Robin Koval are CEO and president of The Kaplan Thaler Group, a fast-growing, New York advertising agency. In 2005, they co-wrote Bang, a bestseller.

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