The Article: Does Confidence Really Breed Success?
The Source: BBC News
The Author: William Kremer
The Date: 1/3/2013
Research suggests that more and more American university students think they are something special. High self-esteem is generally regarded as a good thing ? but could too much of it actually make you less successful?
About nine million young people have filled out the American Freshman Survey, since it began in 1966.
It asks students to rate how they measure up to their peers in a number of basic skills areas ? and over the past four decades, there has been a dramatic rise in the number of students who describe themselves as being ?above average? for academic ability, drive to achieve, mathematical ability and self-confidence.
This was revealed in a new analysis of the survey data, by US psychologist Jean Twenge and colleagues.
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As business leaders, how might this research impact the way you manage employees of the ?self-esteem? generation?
Source: http://www.cfcbe.com/2013/01/15/5402/
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