The dangers of being nice at work

https://www.linkedin.com/feed/news/the-dangers-of-being-nice-at-work-789241/

really?

Being ‘nice’ has nothing to do with inviting a culture of discourse, which can lead to the proper way of teasing out new ideas. Having a culture supportive of creativity can be created in a cordial way. Nice or not nice has absolutely nothing to do with creativity in the workplace much less innovation.

It seems that the article is attempting to create a correlation between being ‘nice’ and your ability to make effective decisions at work and foster creativity.

group·think
ˈɡro͞opˌTHiNGk/

noun

NORTH AMERICAN
noun: groupthink; noun: group-think
  1. the practice of thinking or making decisions as a group in a way that discourages creativity or individual responsibility.
    “there’s always a danger of groupthink when two leaders are so alike”