We’re all conditioned to be as nice a person as possible. To be pleasant, to make it a highlight feature of our personality. There are even health benefits when being a nice inviting warm person, this rather than being mean spirited. What being likable can do is increase your profile when in social settings.
What’s known is that leaders in the workplace who projects themselves to be warm and sincere, will earn more employee accolades and trust, than working for a prickly demanding slave driver. But the debate lies on …