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Fresh Ink: “The Price of Nice” with Amira Barger
Thursday, October 30, 10:00–10:45 am PT (1:00–1:45 pm ET), 2025
We’ve all heard it: “It costs nothing to be nice.” But what if niceness is costing us more than we realize? In this FreshInk webinar, award-winning executive and professor Amira Barger will share insights from her book “The Price of Nice,” revealing how our cultural obsession with being agreeable keeps us silent, compliant, and stuck.
Thursday, October 30 – 10:00–10:45 am PT (1:00–1:45 pm ET)
30-minute presentation + 15-minute Q&A
Up to 25 live attendees will receive a free ebook copy of The Price of Nice!
We’ve all heard it: “It costs nothing to be nice.”
But what if niceness is costing us more than we realize?
In this webinar, award-winning executive and professor Amira Barger will share insights from her book The Price of Nice, revealing how our cultural obsession with being agreeable keeps us silent, compliant, and stuck.
Amira will challenge conventional wisdom, unpack the hidden costs of niceness, and offer practical tools to help leaders, teams, and individuals move beyond comfort and toward meaningful change.
Up to 25 live attendees will receive a free digital copy of Amira’s book, with the ask that you post an honest Amazon review shortly after receiving the book.
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About Fresh Ink
Fresh Ink is a free webinar series where the authors of Berrett-Koehler’s latest books share transformational and innovative ideas for workplace, social, and individual change.
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