At the office, being the best can sometimes work against you


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At work, top performers can find themselves sidelined. — Photo: AntonioGuillem / Getty Images, via ETX Daily Up

It's easy to assume that a high-performing team is based on excellence, where the most talented people pull everyone else up.

But a recent American study, published in the Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, challenges this idea.

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