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Stephen Guise is the author of Mini Habits and the founder of Deep Existence. For more about his story, you might find this blog post interesting - it goes into the unique path of rejection (ouch!) that brought him here (where he's happy to be).

Professionalism Or Personality: Which Matters More To Your Business?

Sep 6, 2013 Stephen Guise

The benefits of professionalism are well known – increased perception of respectability, authority, trust, and dependability. But is there a downside to professionalism? Is it possible to be too professional? Yes. Ahem, I mean yes sir, it is possible. Professionalism is scripted behavior which at extreme levels replaces personality; it makes businesses orderly… and boring. It’s true that if you strip away the personality of a business, you’ll get a predictable result. This is appealing …

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