{"id":7045,"date":"2017-03-14T17:58:06","date_gmt":"2017-03-14T16:58:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.margaritamayo.com\/2017\/12\/27\/my-study-on-the-guardian\/"},"modified":"2023-02-03T10:46:03","modified_gmt":"2023-02-03T09:46:03","slug":"my-study-on-the-guardian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.margaritamayo.com\/en\/my-study-on-the-guardian\/","title":{"rendered":"My study on the Guardian"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_spacing=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][divider line_type=”No Line”][vc_column_text]Simone Usborne from the Guardian called me yesterday. He was writing a provocative article on #niceness – “Why do we think we’re nicer that we actually are?”. He wanted to talk about my studies on self-perceptions.<\/p>\n

We all suffer from the illusion of being nicer and deceive ourselves in many ways.<\/p>\n

For example, we tend to over-estimate our leadership skills.<\/p>\n

Taking a new look into our study on gender gap and feedback, Usborne\u00a0highlights the implications for matching peer ratings to self-rating to encourage self-reflection.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]\n

Margarita Mayo, a professor of leadership at IE Business School in Madrid, followed more than 200 MBA students over a year<\/a>. At the end of each term, the students rated themselves and their teammates on various leadership qualities. Sure enough, peer ratings were lower than self-ratings at the start of the year. But, with each assessment, the feedback encouraged self-reflection and, across the board, self-ratings fell. Did they ever match the ratings of peers? \u201cOnly among the women,\u201d Mayo says from Madrid. \u201cDespite it falling [from the start of the year], the men continued to inflate their self-view.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]\n

The women displayed a great self-awareness more quickly, which is good, but Mayo is concerned that where this ego gender gap relates to confidence, \u201cit could be a step back for women in terms of career progression\u201d. <\/em><\/p>\n

For men, meanwhile, the concern is that inflated self-perception leads to inflated job prospects. \u201cIt\u2019s a double-edged sword,\u201d Mayo adds. <\/em><\/p>\n

She has since looked into the effects of narcissism in the workplace and finds that humility trumps ego where quality is considered a priority. <\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cNarcissistic leaders may climb the corporate ladder more quickly, but humble leaders tend to be much more creative and effective, while also serving as role models,\u201d she says. In short, they really are nicer.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]To read the full article click here<\/a>.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_spacing=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][nectar_global_section id=”9854″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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