# Christine Porath: Why being nice to your coworkers is good for business

Looking to get ahead in your career? Start by being nice to your coworkers, says leadership researcher Christine Porath. In this science-backed talk, she shares surprising insights about the costs of rudeness and shows how little acts of respect can boost your professional success — and your company's bottom line.

- Kind: Talk
- Year: 2018
- By: TED.com
- Genres: Education, Science
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/ChristinePorath_2018X)
- Licence or status: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (as the archive states it)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

[Watch now](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/watch/archive/ia/ChristinePorath_2018X?play=1)