{
  "title": "Does asking for advice undermine a manager’s credibility?",
  "url": "https://www.shr.swiss/blog/demander-conseil-affaiblit-il-la-credibilite-du-manager-en",
  "language": "en",
  "datePublished": "2025-10-22",
  "publisher": {
    "name": "SHR — Swiss Human Resources",
    "url": "https://www.shr.swiss",
    "address": "Esplanade de Pont-Rouge 9A, 1212 Lancy, Suisse"
  },
  "summary": "Asking for advice can be interpreted as a lack of competence. Experimental research shows that the opposite effect is possible, without necessarily producing a better decision.",
  "section": "Research",
  "topic": "Communication",
  "place": {
    "name": "Sion",
    "region": "Valais",
    "country": "CH"
  },
  "keyPoints": [
    {
      "heading": "What the literature establishes",
      "point": "Alison Wood Brooks, Francesca Gino and Maurice E."
    },
    {
      "heading": "Seeking advice does not mean using it",
      "point": "Silvia Bonaccio and Reeshad S."
    },
    {
      "heading": "The premature conclusion",
      "point": "One might conclude that managers should ask for advice more often to strengthen their credibility."
    },
    {
      "heading": "What the evidence cannot promise",
      "point": "Experiments on perceived competence do not demonstrate that repeated requests produce a lasting improvement in trust in a manager."
    },
    {
      "heading": "A practical check in Sion",
      "point": "In a workshop within SHR’s “Communication” programme in Sion, a test could use fictional situations tailored to hydropower, healthcare, winegrowing and Alpine tourism."
    }
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "authors": "Schweitzer",
      "year": "2015",
      "source": "Management Science"
    },
    {
      "authors": "Dalal",
      "year": "2006",
      "source": "Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes"
    }
  ],
  "wordCount": 417,
  "image": "https://www.shr.swiss/img/blog-Training-Communication-Sion-demander-conseil-affaiblit-il-la-credibilite-du-manager-en.jpg?v=4",
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    "it": "https://www.shr.swiss/blog/demander-conseil-affaiblit-il-la-credibilite-du-manager-it"
  },
  "relatedPages": {
    "programme": "https://www.shr.swiss/formation/communication/sion",
    "city": "https://www.shr.swiss/formations-ville/sion",
    "blog": "https://www.shr.swiss/blog"
  },
  "citationPolicy": "Citation autorisée avec mention « SHR — Swiss Human Resources » et lien vers l'article."
}