Working People Smart
Jul
08
The ability to understand others is a vital element of achieving leadership success. It involves more than merely respecting others and asking open-ended questions. Rather it requires leaders to gain a thorough understanding of their own natural strengths and weaknesses. Leaders must learn how to have confidence in themselves and how to positively influence those around them.
Future leaders must learn to analyze their own strengths and weaknesses and to seek to improve those areas which they find themselves lacking.
There are eight key areas that illustrate the Working People Smart ideals. Leaders should:
1. Understand the people around them
2. Express their thoughts and feelings clearly
3. Speak up when your own needs are not being met
4. Ask for feedback from others and provide quality feedback in return
5. Positively influence how others think and act
6. Bring conflicts to the surface and get them resolved
7. Collaborate with others as opposed to taking an entire project on yourself
8. Shift gears when relationships are unproductive
Following the above 8 steps will help you work people smart and become a better leader.
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