The 'halo effect' is a cognitive bias where an overall positive impression of a person unduly influences the evaluation of their specific traits or abilities. In the context of senior management, the halo effect can lead to misidentification of stagnation by causing evaluators to overestimate the senior manager's current performance and potential based on past successes or positive attributes, even if their current performance is declining or their skills are becoming outdated. Because senior managers often have a long track record of accomplishm....
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