Research: When overconfidence Is an asset, and when it’s a liability
Harvard Business Review published a piece on Nathan Meikle…
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Harvard Business Review published a piece on Nathan Meikle's research on whether overconfident people are admired or distrusted.
“Interestingly, though, we found that if the overly confident candidates expressed their confidence nonverbally, they remained the most trusted and desirable choice, even when revealed to be over-the-top,” Meikle says.
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