Many years back I had a junior called Joseph. He used to be a very nice young man, though not the brightest kid on the block. Nevertheless in the fulness of time Joseph wound up as President of one of the largest firms in the field in which he worked.
So , how does someone who doesn't happen to be the brightest perform well in a competitive work environment? The secret was that Joseph was always searching for the good in people. As a result other people liked Joseph and they trusted him.
When I asked Joseph how he had come to find a philosophy of liking others he let me know that he'd been studying leadership quotes one day and had come across many quotes that said that if you get someone else to feel good about themselves they can end up liking you.
He went on to say that the reason why he suspected he had done so well was that not one person ever voted against him in the leadership battles that are regular occurances when one is climbing up the organisational ladder. Sounds simple, doesn't it? For sure it is something you must be able to do yourself.
So , if you would like to get on in your career make it your policy to like your colleagues. This can seem like a tough requirement for a few individuals, but if you apply yourself and make a genuine effort to be nice, even when you're boiling inside, you will be surprised by the results which you get.
It is rarely simple to discipline oneself to do the things that are difficult. There are often little voices within your head letting you know that you're being unnatural, or not being true to you core values. Don't listen to inner voices that are endeavoring to dissuade you from your chosen path. You have to have the strength to fight off anything that threatens to hold you back. By David Ferrers
So , how does someone who doesn't happen to be the brightest perform well in a competitive work environment? The secret was that Joseph was always searching for the good in people. As a result other people liked Joseph and they trusted him.
When I asked Joseph how he had come to find a philosophy of liking others he let me know that he'd been studying leadership quotes one day and had come across many quotes that said that if you get someone else to feel good about themselves they can end up liking you.
He went on to say that the reason why he suspected he had done so well was that not one person ever voted against him in the leadership battles that are regular occurances when one is climbing up the organisational ladder. Sounds simple, doesn't it? For sure it is something you must be able to do yourself.
So , if you would like to get on in your career make it your policy to like your colleagues. This can seem like a tough requirement for a few individuals, but if you apply yourself and make a genuine effort to be nice, even when you're boiling inside, you will be surprised by the results which you get.
It is rarely simple to discipline oneself to do the things that are difficult. There are often little voices within your head letting you know that you're being unnatural, or not being true to you core values. Don't listen to inner voices that are endeavoring to dissuade you from your chosen path. You have to have the strength to fight off anything that threatens to hold you back. By David Ferrers
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