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  • February 2009
  • Article
  • Harvard Business Review

Just Because I'm Nice, Don't Assume I'm Dumb

By: Amy Cuddy
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Abstract

We often judge colleagues on the basis of their perceived warmth and competence, finding clues to these qualities in stereotypes rooted in race, gender, or nationality. Many of our decisions about fellow workers are thus premised on faulty data—harming judged and judgers alike.

Keywords

Prejudice and Bias; Perception; Nationality; Race; Judgments; Competency and Skills; Gender

Citation

Cuddy, Amy. "Just Because I'm Nice, Don't Assume I'm Dumb." Breakthrough Ideas of 2009. Harvard Business Review 87, no. 2 (February 2009).

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