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MAGAZINES
“Competent Jerks, Lovable Fools, and the Formation of Social Networks,” by Tiziana Casciaro and Miguel Sousa Lobo, Harvard Business Review, June issue
What you’ll learn: New research shows that work partners tend to be chosen not for ability but for likability.
The authors have classified work partners into four archetypes: the competent jerk, who knows a lot but is unpleasant; the lovable fool, who doesn’t know much but is a delight; the lovable star, who’s both smart and likable; and the incompetent jerk, who. … well, that’s self-explanatory.
