Mediocrity and Popularity in the Workplace

The Honolulu Advertiser has two interesting articles dealing with the workplace in their Monday Business section.

Popularity often key to success in career. People would rather work with likable coworkers even if they’re incompetent.

No matter how experienced or valuable someone is, if they’re mean to people, they’re pretty much useless.

Mediocrity rules many workplaces. Why do more at work if you’re not rewarded?

Employees go beyond mediocrity when they trust the organization, find their work meaningful and believe they are using and developing their talents.

I wonder if there’s any correlation between mediocre workplaces filled with popular (but useless) workers? Of course, our workplace is only filled with the best talent out there! 😉

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