Your professional success depends on your ability to manage other humans.
Wake up your political instincts, or crash.
Here's how to do it:
Wake up your political instincts, or crash.
Here's how to do it:
Here are two statements of truth:
1. People who avoid interaction have fewer allies.
2. People without allies are vulnerable.
1. People who avoid interaction have fewer allies.
2. People without allies are vulnerable.
True Winners always have a strong network of Friends, Partners, and Connections.
Some develop these associations with little conscious effort, while others do so as part of a deliberate strategy.
Some develop these associations with little conscious effort, while others do so as part of a deliberate strategy.
You don’t have to be a flaming extrovert to acquire a useful network.
But you must be willing to invest a little time in getting to know your colleagues.
But you must be willing to invest a little time in getting to know your colleagues.
Highly task-driven people often see interpersonal interaction as an unnecessary distraction from their “real” work.
What they fail to realize is that some of those distracting relationships might actually help them produce better results.
What they fail to realize is that some of those distracting relationships might actually help them produce better results.
Without an established relationship, people quickly start blaming and faultfinding.
Reducing both the likelihood of solving the immediate problem and the odds of any positive communication in the future.
Reducing both the likelihood of solving the immediate problem and the odds of any positive communication in the future.
A history of friendly interaction always helps to buffer the unavoidable stresses that accompany a crisis.
Erecting artificial barriers can also keep us from meeting potential allies.
These walls are created whenever we congregate only with others of our own kind.
Erecting artificial barriers can also keep us from meeting potential allies.
These walls are created whenever we congregate only with others of our own kind.
Interacting with clones of yourself may feel safe and comfortable, but such exclusiveness severely restricts your opportunities.
Those who loudly complain that “it’s just who you know” are usually the same ones who never take the initiative to get to know anyone.
Those who loudly complain that “it’s just who you know” are usually the same ones who never take the initiative to get to know anyone.
So how do you go about building useful alliances?
Here is a list of quick tips:
Here is a list of quick tips:
Identify the people you need to know.
The most important allies are those who can help you achieve your goals.
If you have a product, do you know the potential partners that will distribute it for you?
The most important allies are those who can help you achieve your goals.
If you have a product, do you know the potential partners that will distribute it for you?
If you want a promotion, do you know the managers who will be approving that decision?
If you want to change occupations, have you tried to talk with people in your desired line of work?
Decide where you want to go, then figure out who can help you get there.
If you want to change occupations, have you tried to talk with people in your desired line of work?
Decide where you want to go, then figure out who can help you get there.
Seek out opportunities for interaction.
There is absolutely nothing wrong with sitting at your computer all day or spending your lunch hour reading a book.
But you won’t get to know anyone that way.
There is absolutely nothing wrong with sitting at your computer all day or spending your lunch hour reading a book.
But you won’t get to know anyone that way.
Try to attract people, not repel them.
People should view you as a bright spot in their workday, not the low point.
Think about the people that you most appreciate at work.
People should view you as a bright spot in their workday, not the low point.
Think about the people that you most appreciate at work.
How would you describe them?
Perhaps you’re thinking of adjectives like competent, helpful, friendly, cheerful, interesting, pleasant, and so forth.
For network-building, that’s who you want to be.
Perhaps you’re thinking of adjectives like competent, helpful, friendly, cheerful, interesting, pleasant, and so forth.
For network-building, that’s who you want to be.
Strive for predictability.
Jekyll and Hyde personalities are stressful to be around.
If your mood shifts wildly from day to day, people have no idea what to expect.
You want people to believe they can rely on you.
Jekyll and Hyde personalities are stressful to be around.
If your mood shifts wildly from day to day, people have no idea what to expect.
You want people to believe they can rely on you.
Look for links.
Alliances usually develop from shared interests, experiences, or opinions.
Finding these “links” can personalize a relationship and establish a basis for future conversation.
Alliances usually develop from shared interests, experiences, or opinions.
Finding these “links” can personalize a relationship and establish a basis for future conversation.
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