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Fri, October 22, 2010 - 9:50:53

Be NICE: It’s Good for Business!

One of the reasons we love Twitter—aside from providing us with a direct line to our wonderful readers—is the amazing way in which it lets you trade ideas with people all around the world. And that’s just what happened when we received a tweet today from @ckburgess with a fantastic story from the Harvard Business Review’s Bill Taylor. And the moral of his story? It pays to be nice.

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Sat, October 16, 2010 - 9:17:14

Gossip is Good for You, but There’s a Catch.

Here’s a juicy little tidbit: what if we told you that gossip could actually be good for you? We know what you’re thinking: that’s not exactly NICE news. But, contrary to what you might believe, it is. According to researchers, there are psychological and social benefits to gossip, but there’s one very big catch. It only works if you’re saying something kind.

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Fri, October 15, 2010 - 9:22:28

Career or Friendships: Do You Have to Choose?

Earlier this week, we came across an article on LearnVest listing the “Top Five Signs You’re Too Busy,” and number three, “you can’t connect with friends or loved ones regularly,” made us stop in our tracks. Although it’s often assumed—particularly among young professionals just beginning to climb the corporate ladder—that you have to sacrifice your personal relationships in order to have a career, nothing could be further from the truth. In fact, failing to maintain your friendships when pursuing your professional goals could cause problems for you in the future.

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Sat, October 09, 2010 - 10:56:40

Surprise! Facebook’s Secret Weapon is…NICE?

If you’re like the hoards of other Americans who packed theaters during The Social Network’s blockbuster opening weekend, NICE might not exactly be the first word that comes to mind when you think of the Internet giant, Facebook. But, as a new article in the New York Times reveals this week, much of Facebook’s business success can be attributed to one person: the company’s Chief Operating Officer, Sheryl Sandberg, a highly regarded Internet executive known as much for her interpersonal skills as for her business smarts.

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Fri, October 08, 2010 - 10:49:48

Social Good is Good for Business

Not long ago on the NICE Blog, we posted about a recent paper published by researchers at Harvard, Rice, and the University of Utah, which concluded that higher earnings make executives “meaner.” In our post we argued that the study failed to look at the underlying issues and speculated that character, not money, may be the source of their nastiness. And an article published in the New York Times this week seems to support our hunch. Why? Because one very powerful billionaire—the latest in a long line of others making news for their charitable efforts—is making a difference by using his powerful position for social good. And what’s more, he’s making a profit.

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