{"id":8189,"date":"2018-04-07T09:33:55","date_gmt":"2018-04-07T13:33:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ioadvisory.com\/?p=8189"},"modified":"2019-09-12T16:09:13","modified_gmt":"2019-09-12T20:09:13","slug":"favouritism-never-works-fair-workplace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ioadvisory.com\/blog\/favouritism-never-works-fair-workplace\/","title":{"rendered":"Favouritism never works in the workplace"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ioadvisory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Depositphotos_65500737_s-2015-apple-of-eye-REV.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8197 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/ioadvisory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Depositphotos_65500737_s-2015-apple-of-eye-REV.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"246\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ioadvisory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Depositphotos_65500737_s-2015-apple-of-eye-REV.jpg 457w, https:\/\/ioadvisory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Depositphotos_65500737_s-2015-apple-of-eye-REV-295x300.jpg 295w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 246px) 100vw, 246px\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Some of my readers may know that I have one child. This makes it OK for me to call him my<\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">favourite<\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">son. \u00a0However, in many families, schools, and workplaces, it\u2019s just not right to call somebody your favourite when there\u2019s more than one person in a particular role.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Favouritism is sometimes the worst kept secret, one that\u2019s usually discussed quietly through discreet whispers and frustrated sighs. But the prevalence of people being preferred over others has existed long enough for us to have coined terms such as\u00a0 \u2018the golden child\u2019 and \u2018the teacher\u2019s pet\u2019 to describe such imbalanced treatment. Often those terms align with being picked by an authority, which is usually an adult while the subordinate, waits to be chosen. Even after we\u2019ve grown up, in some ways we can still be susceptible to feeling like that kid in the classroom, waving an eager hand in front of the teacher only to be ignored for another, more favoured, student. Are we as professionals not similarly vulnerable to a boss having a \u2018golden employee\u2019 and once more recognizing you are not it? Whether you\u2019re the left-out child who never gets an extra scoop of ice cream in your bowl like your sibling, or that hard worker who rarely gets the privilege of an extended lunch break that\u2019s given to the co-worker sitting next you, the unfairness of favouritism can have lasting negative effects on you, your productivity, and thus the environment around you.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ioadvisory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Depositphotos_128889414_m-2015-word-cloud.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-8192\" src=\"https:\/\/ioadvisory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Depositphotos_128889414_m-2015-word-cloud.jpg\" alt=\"favouritism word cloud\" width=\"541\" height=\"265\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ioadvisory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Depositphotos_128889414_m-2015-word-cloud.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/ioadvisory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Depositphotos_128889414_m-2015-word-cloud-300x147.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ioadvisory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Depositphotos_128889414_m-2015-word-cloud-768x376.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 541px) 100vw, 541px\" \/><\/a>Unfortunately, this often occurs in workplaces, where there are favourite people who are rewarded with the most interesting work assignments and the best shifts\/hours. These are the people who keep getting chosen for promotions and other special opportunities. The non-favourites may not like it, and in most cases will have reduced motivation to do good work even if they abide by the unwritten rules.\u00a0This is where the imbalance begins to steadily tip more in the favour of the already privileged employee, who continues to thrive through positive affirmations and opportunities in the place they work while others feel discouraged (and possibly threatened) leaving less room for them to develop skills to contribute to the workplace.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Have you ever worked in an organization where there were obvious favourites? If you weren\u2019t the chosen one, were you tempted to leave? Did you leave? Eventually, when employees realize that there are no meaningful opportunities within an organization, they move on as soon as something better comes along. And while they\u2019re looking or waiting for something better, the morale, engagement and overall organizational climate suffer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ioadvisory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/favouritism-and-trust-quote.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-8193\" src=\"https:\/\/ioadvisory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/favouritism-and-trust-quote.png\" alt=\"favouritism and trust quote\" width=\"500\" height=\"185\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ioadvisory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/favouritism-and-trust-quote.png 500w, https:\/\/ioadvisory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/favouritism-and-trust-quote-300x111.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a>In certain organizations, promotions are based on intentional or unintentional favouritism. It can be a convenient method for deciding whom to promote and assign other rewards like preferred files, clients, etc. but it contributes to a negative corporate culture. Just like in families, and classrooms it doesn&#8217;t go over well when some people have special privileges over others. To avoid all of that, I\u2019m a strong advocate for using transparent and objective processes to decide who to hire and promote. Normally this includes measuring relevant knowledge, experience, and\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ioadvisory.com\/blog\/soft-skills-hard-develop\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">soft skills<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Have you ever wished you could get inside the head of a hiring manager? You can.\u00a0<\/strong>Dr. Helen Ofosu is a Career Coach\/Counsellor with a difference. She has worked for organizations to create hiring and screening tools. She\u2019s created countless pre-screening tests, interviews,\u00a0simulations,\u00a0and role plays for organizations of all kinds.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Dr. Helen\u2019s training in Industrial and Organizational\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.verywellmind.com\/what-is-industrial-organizational-psychology-2795302\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(I\/O) Psychology<\/a>\u00a0means she is a genuine expert in evaluating work-related behaviours. She uses those skills to help hiring\u00a0managers<\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">tell\u00a0the difference between\u00a0people who say the right things during interviews and people who actually deliver on the job.\u00a0<strong>In other words, Dr. Helen understands first-hand how job candidates are assessed.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Do you need help navigating the world of work?\u00a0<\/strong>Contact Dr. Helen today for a free and confidential initial consultation by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ioadvisory.com\/blog\/appointments\/\">phone<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:%20helen@ioadvisory.com\">email<\/a>,\u00a0or via direct message on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/drheleno_ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/IOAdvisoryServices\">Facebook<\/a>, or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/helenofosu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">LinkedIn<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">More than career coaching,\u00a0<em>it\u2019s career psychology<\/em>\u00ae.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ioadvisory.com\/blog\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">I\/O Advisory Services<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 Building Resilient Careers\u00a0and Organizations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Please share this article using any of the social media icons below.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some of my readers may know that I have one child. This makes it OK for me to call him my favourite son. \u00a0However, in many families, schools, and workplaces, it\u2019s just not right to call somebody your favourite when there\u2019s more than one person in a particular role.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":8192,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,304,314],"tags":[227,169,77,243,160],"class_list":["post-8189","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","category-hiring-staff-hr","category-workplace-culture","tag-hr-policy","tag-human-resources-hr","tag-nepotism","tag-organizational-climate","tag-organizational-culture"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Favouritism never works in the workplace | I\/O Advisory Services<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"In certain organizations, promotions and other advantages are based on intentional or unintentional favouritism. 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