When given the choice of whom to work with, people will pick one person over another for any number of reasons: the prestige of being associated with a star performer, for example, or the hope that spending time with a strategically placed superior will further their careers. But in most cases, people choose their work partners according to two criteria. One is competence at the job (Does Joe know what he's doing?). The other is likability (Is Joe enjoyable to work with?). Obviously, both things matter. Less obvious is how much they matter—and exactly how they matter.
The likability bias: Pros and cons
[This article was provided with permission from Harvard Business School Working Knowledge.]
LOL! It took you an entire page to say the obvious! Every idiot loves a fool. Simply compatibility!
on Dec 2, 2010