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P.349 那麼為什麼工作團隊的規模經常膨脹許多？據哈克曼說，這不是為了讓團隊更有效率。而是要分散責任（亦即罪責），或是不遺漏任何擁護者的政治正確的做法。

P.82 在研究過程中，德．瓦爾也無意間證明了人類本身的行為比起同源的猿類行為，竟然幾乎毫無進步。

Chapter 2 - which covers niceness and co-operation - in animals and in humans - as old as competition and as important to survival. How some people selectively misquote animal behaviour studies to justify their own selfishness. Interesting accounts of animal studies, some funny asides on business and managers.

Couple of passing gems - one being that a bad manager causes stress to subordinates, which elevates cortisol levels, which if they go on for long enough kills brain cells....
Smiling - is also to say "I am not a threat". Women smile more than men. Passing mention of the dilemma that a woman smiling a lot at work could be subconsciously lowering her status - but women who don't smile are asked if something is wrong.

I've had this on my to read pile for a while. Started it when I bought it several years back but was too busy to concentrate on it. Now trying again. So far so amusing - but still very much in the overview introduction with anecdotes. I really enjoyed his books on animal field research and the methods and eccentricities of the field researchers.

This book is strangely disturbing and fascinating at the same time.

this book is killing me...seriously