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New research suggests another potential risk associated with flattery. Benjamin A. Rogers, Ovul Sezer, and Nadav Klein have published a new paper titled "Too naïve to lead: When leaders fall for flattery." They find that some leaders can bear a cost if they respond ineffectively to flattery by their team members. The scholars find that leaders who "fall for flattery" can be perceived as rather naive by team members and peers. Those perceptions, of course, can have negative consequences as they try to persuade and influence subordinates and peers in the future. If a leader is perceived as unfairly playing favorites based on past flattery, then they will lose the trust of their team members.
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