Flattery as paralyzing poison

Some workers are subjected to unrestricted use of those techniques used stimulus consisting of some form of flattery.

Over 500 years ago the curious Europeans learned that American Indians were making a very effective poison to poison the tips of their arrows and blowguns.

As will be noted shortly after we discovered that our techniques learned to kill.

Curare does exactly the opposite of what its name connotes, as the wearer can not say 'heal' but kill.

By entering this poison in the body produces a paralysis of the muscles holding up the functioning of the lungs and the victim dies of asphyxiation.

As a lover of the comparisons I am, and do not hide it, I have come to the conclusion that some people use a kind of curare when talking, leading to his interlocutor, a sort of paralysis, while not causing choking itself causes a drop of the will, of the defense of self-interest, self-love, rebellion, self-determination, and other reactions like that.

I am referring to the compliments, praise, adulation, recognition of merit, praise, nods of approval and admiration, ovation or applause, congratulations, toasts, awards, tribute, and other manifestations Passing on.

The techniques of human resource management often insist on whether the manager to get the best results of the contributors do not forget to encourage them because we almost have the conviction that money alone is not enough to optimize a acceptable productivity of workers.

Those receiving the congratulations are attacked by some sort of curare when, for any gesture of approval, are delivered to toady to make this available to use and abuse them.

Note: Original in Spanish (without translation by Google): La adulación como veneno paralizante.

(Este es el Artículo Nº 1.822)

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