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Of
course, were you to block out the negative, you'd be acting in a way that Bob
Sutton probably wouldn't find surprising.
In a recent blog post, the Stanford
management professor opines that leaders can be more easily swayed by positive
feedback than by reality.
Sutton synthesises several recent studies to show how
flattery can lead to an inflated self-assessment and distract leaders from
what's actually happening on the ground.