Halo Effect

One concept. Four tiers of command. Which do you speak?

Category: Cognition

Foundational Lexiconone good thing means all good
Executive Parlancetrait overgeneralization
Scholarly Discourseattributional halo
Babel ZenithHalo Effect
Origin: Thorndike
Pronunciation: /ˈheɪloʊ ɪˈfekt/

Etymology & Meaning

Letting one positive trait influence judgment of unrelated traits.

In the Boardroom

Assuming a successful CEO will be equally good at governance.

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