The Problem with Being the Nice Guy

Being kind is a vital part of being successful in business, but what is the difference between being kind and being the "nice guy." Today Don talks about why being "the nice guy" doesn't always work out for people in the workplace.

[alveek]

yeah, that's really my problem.
thank you for advice!

[scottsayers]

Would love to see a follow up video with concrete steps on HOW to stop being nice and start being yourself

[phillyfan-]

That’s my problem, I can be too nice for my own good. Thank you for this video

[Lmpy]

very true. Nice guys often are fence sitters, and will play multiple sides in the workplace just to please everyone. You can never count on them to give you real advice or go above and beyond. They are often taken advantage of and are given the short ends of any stick and are fired and replaced first.

[biscuet]

Two-minute videos are really tough for some topics. This might be one of them. I'd love to hear some examples of what you consider "nice." Nice and kind are synonyms to me, but we might have different definitions or experiences. Can you unpack "nice" a little more?

[Theoutcome]

Nice people are afraid to be themselves.



Or maybe they just are being themselves. People who care about other people.

How good a person you are doesn’t factor in to what you know you like and don’t like, what you’re good and not good at

[PodMatch_com]

People love real people, not nice people. Be real, be yourself.

[UFOSCOTT]

For some people being a "dick" is their true selves and nobody likes that.