Thinking about advancing your career?
The advice in shelves of self help books may be terrible advice suggest @Adam Grant in The @New York Times
Grant shows evidence that a trait called self-monitoring is what brings success.
High self-monitors constantly scan their environment for social cues and adjust accordingly. They adjust their communication according to the situation,
As part of his convincing case for not striving for authenticity he cites “a comprehensive analysis of 136 studies of more than 23,000 employees revealed that high self-monitors received significantly higher evaluations and were more likely to be promoted into leadership positions.
He suggests that paying attention to “how we present ourselves to others, and then strive to be the people we claim to be”
