What is it about?
Top performers help their teams succeed but can face both support and sabotage from coworkers. This study reveals that in highly cooperative settings, high achievers may actually experience greater social distress, which can negatively impact their well-being and work relationships.
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Why is it important?
High performers are valuable but hard to keep. Besides better job offers, they often leave due to tough relationships with coworkers. Mixed feelings of support and jealousy can cause stress. Building positive social bonds helps high performers stay and succeed.
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This page is a summary of: Hot shots and cool reception? An expanded view of social consequences for high performers., Journal of Applied Psychology, May 2017, American Psychological Association (APA),
DOI: 10.1037/apl0000183.
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