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6. Treat people as you would like to be treated yourself
Another one that’s just good common sense, but often
forgotten in the cut and thrust of modern life and
deadlines. Ever moaned to a colleague about how someone has
treated you, or the way they’ve handled some work? Think
you’ve never been moaned about in the same way? Building
good relationships by treating people how you would like to
be treated means that you are setting genuine values on the
way you work with people – and you’ll be known for your
integrity in your business dealings.
7. How good you are at negotiating and influencing others
impacts on your ability to get things done
Watch how people get things done. It’s not necessarily
those with the top level of authority, or those who shout
loudest who get results, but those who know how to get
results by working with people for success. There are lots
of books out there on negotiating and influencing, as well
as you being able to learn and model from those you see
around you or on TV.
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valid questions to ask, but what happens in many cases is we
can’t seem to answer these questions by ourselves so we
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8. Stick with what you want to do not what everyone else
tells you that you should do
You’ll probably relate to this if you’ve got into
something because of the expectations of other people – and
because you haven’t set boundaries with them about what is
important to you. Imagine working away at something that
really isn’t your goal? Although at work there may be times
we have to do work and projects that may not be your first
choice, you can still turn this into a benefit for you by
working out what the benefits for you are in the situation.
9. Understand the politics of where you work
Find out who is important, who the leaders of the
organisation – both spoken and unspoken are. Who really
knows most about what is happening? Who seems to be
respected most? Who is always called on when a decision is
needed? Who has expertise that is called on?
Learning the politics of your organisation and then being
able to fit yourself in will help you to create your own
niche in the market of your organisation. It will help you
know when is best to speak up, who the right people to talk
to are, and where the power is.
10. Networking is key to career and role success
This is a variant on that old favourite, it’s not what
you know it’s who you know! Yes, sometimes it is what you
know that is important…but often to get on, and get the best
results, it’s those who have the strongest networks that are
successful. These are the people who are hear about
opportunities, and problems first, are most likely to have
people help them out, or to help others out, and seem to be
able to say hello to everyone in the organisation. Start
small and if you are new to an organisation, even just
meeting one new person a day, telling them what you do, and
finding out about what they do, means that you both now have
an extra layer of support and potential information in the
organisation. Be two way in this relationship and offer them
unsolicited help and support. It will come back manifold.
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