Is Cynicism Ruining Your Organization?

Around the world, we've become increasingly cynical about other
people, public institutions, and corporations. In Edelman's 2022
Trust Barometer, nearly 60% of respondents across 27 countries
reported that their default is to distrust. And that's very bad for
business, says Stanford University associate professor of
psychology Jamil Zaki. He says that cynics perform and feel worse,
and in workplaces, they breed toxicity and lead to poor outcomes .
He explains how to identify and change this kind of behavior at
your organization. Zaki wrote the HBR article, “Don't Let Cynicism
Undermine Your Workplace."