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TOPIC ATTITUDE CONSONANCE . Your positive or negative bias toward co-workers based on: H ow “simpatico” they are with you: similar ambitions & skills Mutual back-scratching potential (how much you can do for each other).
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TOPIC ATTITUDE CONSONANCE
Your positive or negative bias toward co-workers based on: • How “simpatico” they are with you: similar ambitions & skills • Mutual back-scratching potential (how much you can do for each other)
ATTCON professional relationships have the potential to stimulate high productivity & success, because the boss: • “Thinks the best” of his or her subordinate • Is on friendly terms with them based on shared ambitions • Believes the subordinate may be a “star” in the making and is worth investing time in
High ATTCONpros often pursue personal success via a “good-ole-boy” buddy system (“the blue line” of insiders vs. outsiders): “We’re tight & take care of our own.” “I’ve got your back.”
ATTCON professional relationships can stimulate high productivity & success, but sometimes result in: favoritism (“teacher’s pet” syndrome); “Don’t rock the boat”; “Don’t ask or tell”; exploitative relationships.
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