Six Myths About Today's Workplace

"#6. Work hard and good things will come

You'll actually be rewarded only if you're likable. People get hired for their qualifications, but they get promoted because people like working with them. So spend your days trying to figure out what people need and what people want, and how you can help them. Empathy makes you likable."

Hmmm. Isn't this just a version of "it's not what you know but who you know?" I didn't necessarily agree with all of these, but it did get me thinking...