Editing Pygmalion effect (section)

== Application in the workplace ==
The behavior a leader directs at an employee can affect employee behavior consistent with the leader's expectations. Leader expectations of an employee may alter leader behavior.<ref name = Bezuijen>{{cite journal|doi=10.1177/0149206308329966|title=Pygmalion and Employee Learning: The Role of Leader Behaviors|journal=Journal of Management|volume=35|issue=5|pages=1248–1267|year=2009|last1=Bezuijen|first1=Xander M.|last2=van den Berg|first2=Peter T.|last3=van Dam|first3=Karen|last4=Thierry|first4=Henk|s2cid=144639156}}</ref> For example, a leader may expect an employee to be engaged in learning activities and in turn, the employee may engage in more learning, consistent with the idea self-fulfilling prophecy. Leaders have power over employees (including the power to fire an employee) and, thus, behavior change in employees may be the result of that power differential.<ref name = Bezuijen />