The benefits of being stupid at work.

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<p>Thought this article might be of interest to college students and parents. What do you all think?</p>

<p>[The</a> Benefits of Being Stupid at Work - Yahoo! Finance](<a href=“http://finance.yahoo.com/news/the-benefits-of-being-stupid-at-work-190339721.html]The”>http://finance.yahoo.com/news/the-benefits-of-being-stupid-at-work-190339721.html)</p>

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<p>Oh man… did a lot of that article sound familiar!</p>

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<p>“A Stupidity-Based Theory of Organisations” </p>

<p>Isn’t that the premise for the Dilbert comic strip?</p>

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<p>Some of my most challenging employees have been the exceptionally bright ones - they want to consistently press the bounds.</p>

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<p>Seriously, the article provides great advice for getting along in an organization. The example the author uses of the partner who doesn’t disagree but instead asks questions about how something will be implemented is earning points for being a team player – even though he actually disagrees with the idea. It’s psychology. The author is correct that there are many ways to skin a cat – not just disagreement and confrontation.</p>