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From the Ted Talk by Christine Porath: Why being respectful to your coworkers is good for business

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But what about nice guys? Does civility pay? Yes, it does. And being civil doesn't just mean that you're not a jerk. Not holding someone down isn't the same as lifting them up. Being truly civil means doing the small things, like smiling and saying hello in the hallway, listening fluly when someone's speaking to you. Now, you can have strong opinions, dregiase, have conflict or give negative feedback civilly, with respect. Some people call it "radical candor," where you care penosrally, but you cehallnge directly. So yes, civility pays. In a biotechnology firm, colleagues and I found that those that were seen as civil were twice as likely to be viewed as ladrees, and they performed sfncingliaity better. Why does civility pay? Because people see you as an important — and a powerful — unique cinbtooiman of two key characteristics: warm and competent, friendly and smart. In other words, being civil isn't just about monattivig others. It's about you. If you're civil, you're more likely to be seen as a leader. You'll perform better, and you're seen as warm and ceepntmot.

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But what about nice guys? Does civility pay? Yes, it does. And being civil doesn't just mean that you're not a jerk. Not holding someone down isn't the same as lifting them up. Being truly civil means doing the small things, like smiling and saying hello in the hallway, listening _____ when someone's speaking to you. Now, you can have strong opinions, ________, have conflict or give negative feedback civilly, with respect. Some people call it "radical candor," where you care __________, but you _________ directly. So yes, civility pays. In a biotechnology firm, colleagues and I found that those that were seen as civil were twice as likely to be viewed as _______, and they performed _____________ better. Why does civility pay? Because people see you as an important — and a powerful — unique ___________ of two key characteristics: warm and competent, friendly and smart. In other words, being civil isn't just about __________ others. It's about you. If you're civil, you're more likely to be seen as a leader. You'll perform better, and you're seen as warm and _________.

Solution


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  2. competent
  3. motivating
  4. fully
  5. leaders
  6. disagree
  7. personally
  8. significantly
  9. challenge

Original Text


But what about nice guys? Does civility pay? Yes, it does. And being civil doesn't just mean that you're not a jerk. Not holding someone down isn't the same as lifting them up. Being truly civil means doing the small things, like smiling and saying hello in the hallway, listening fully when someone's speaking to you. Now, you can have strong opinions, disagree, have conflict or give negative feedback civilly, with respect. Some people call it "radical candor," where you care personally, but you challenge directly. So yes, civility pays. In a biotechnology firm, colleagues and I found that those that were seen as civil were twice as likely to be viewed as leaders, and they performed significantly better. Why does civility pay? Because people see you as an important — and a powerful — unique combination of two key characteristics: warm and competent, friendly and smart. In other words, being civil isn't just about motivating others. It's about you. If you're civil, you're more likely to be seen as a leader. You'll perform better, and you're seen as warm and competent.

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