Career consultant: The most popular career advice suggests emphasizing one' s strengths to employers and downplaying one' s weaknesses  Research shows this advice to be incorrect
A study of 314 managers shows that those who use self-deprecating humor in front of their employees are more likely to be seen by them as even-handed, thoughtful, and concerned than are those who do not
bases a conclusion about how one group will respond to self-deprecation on information about how a different group responds to it