People who are too nice for their own good will find themselves being the type of people that over-apologize. They have a ...

Being nice is great—until it isn’t. While kindness is an admirable trait, being too nice can land you in some frustrating, exhausting, and downright miserable situations. The problem isn’t generosity ...

Leading a team means making tough calls. But if you're prioritizing being liked over being respected, you're doing everyone a disservice. When you avoid conflict and bend over backwards to keep people ...

Social discomfort is so universal that social psychologists like me have made careers out of studying it. We can find it almost anywhere, like in salary negotiations or small talk conversations that ...

Being kind to others is celebrated everywhere: In kindergarten classrooms, across cultures, across genders, you name it. However, when it comes to leadership, it’s important to note an important truth ...

We are taught to be nice ever since childhood, and while it is one of the greatest personality traits, being too nice can harm you over time. When we are overly polite, considerate, and generous, ...

At work, we're taught that being liked is a key to success. We smile, we agree, and we go out of our way to avoid conflict. But what if this desire to be "too nice" is actually a major obstacle to ...