understanding politics, considerations

Nice Guys


January 18th, 2010 · Business, Economics, and Finance, World Affairs

Rajesh Setty believes that all else being equal in terms of abil­ity, nice guys will get fur­ther ahead in the busi­ness world than jerks. The rea­son: Peo­ple fur­ther in their careers will be more likely to men­tor those whom they like.

I am skep­ti­cal. Most bosses I have had since col­lege have been jerks. How did they get ahead?