As you probably don't know, I am a big fan of dogs. Always friendly, loyal, they give you a kind of friendship you just cannot get from humans - but you will only understand this if you have, or have had at some time, a dog. That's why an article at Computer World, Brown-Nosed, Apple-Polishing Suck-ups and Why CIOs Love Them, caught my attention. It is a short interview with a "leadership development trainer", and he reflects about why the suck-ups get all the attention in many corporate environments. I quote:
In my classes, I always ask, ...