Tag: people skills

When Hiring, Is Personality More Important Than Skills and Competence?

Editor’s Note: As the summer winds down, I’m republishing some of my most well read posts here on The Skeptical Guy. This one is from back in March 2015. A LONG TIME AGO, I worked with a company that valued managers with great personalities over just about anything else. There was one guy who corporate management

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Arguing With the Boss is Normal — Except When You Work for a Really Bad One

Editor’s Note: The summer months are a good time to occasionally republish some of my most popular posts. Here’s one from back in July 2014. YOU CAN TAKE IT from me: Arguing with the boss is generally not a career enhancing experience. I know this because I have worked for a number of different bosses

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