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They Have People Skills
The greatest single obstacle to success that I see in
others is a poor understanding of people.
A while
back the Wall Street Journal printed an article on
the reasons that executives fail.
At the top of the
list was a person's inability to effectively relate
to others.
You can have great academic intelligence and still lack
social intelligence—the ability to be a good
listener, to be sensitive toward others, to give and
take criticism well. If people don't like you, they
may help you fail. On the other hand you can get
away with serious mistakes if you are socially
intelligent.
How are you when it comes to working with people?
Are you
genuine and authentic? Or do you expect everyone to
conform to your wishes, your schedule and your
agenda? Making people skills a strength will take
you farther than any other skill you develop.
People like to follow people they like and respect.
Or to
put it the way President Theodore Roosevelt did:
"The most important single ingredient in the formula
of (leadership) is knowing how to get along with
people." |
