Good tips I wanted to share with this Community!
Good or bad, I am always the same. In my profession, I may tailor my message to my audience, but my core values, personality, and ideas are the same regardless of who I am talking to. I think this goes a long way towards building teams, developing loyalty and relationships. People know where I stand and generally know how I will react. This builds trust. Granted, trust and relationships also require respectful interactions and honest communication.
One of my favorite quotes is “if you want to test a man’s character, give him power”. This is when you see what someone is truly made of and how they treat people. Moving ahead and gaining responsibility should not change who you are, how you respond to others, and ultimately how you treat people. Yes, you may have more pressure, but forcefully navigating over others or stating your position authority doesn’t create a following and therefore do not gain long-term results. While staying true to yourself, it is always more beneficial to develop meaningful and authentic relationships and connections. There will always be situations and people that make this difficult. There will be individuals that despite your best efforts will not align with your views or personality. In these situations, you may not have a strong relationship per se, but if you stay true to yourself and treat others with respect, you will likely earn the respect of others. Sometimes that is all we can ask for.
And while we may have the best interest of our teams, co-workers, and communities at heart, we cannot control what others think and how they respond. We can certainly help shape others through a respectful, consistent, and authentic approach. Below are my tips for being authentic and someone who is not only a good leader but a good follower.
by Ann Drinkwater
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Good or bad, I am always the same. In my profession, I may tailor my message to my audience, but my core values, personality, and ideas are the same regardless of who I am talking to. I think this goes a long way towards building teams, developing loyalty and relationships. People know where I stand and generally know how I will react. This builds trust. Granted, trust and relationships also require respectful interactions and honest communication.
One of my favorite quotes is “if you want to test a man’s character, give him power”. This is when you see what someone is truly made of and how they treat people. Moving ahead and gaining responsibility should not change who you are, how you respond to others, and ultimately how you treat people. Yes, you may have more pressure, but forcefully navigating over others or stating your position authority doesn’t create a following and therefore do not gain long-term results. While staying true to yourself, it is always more beneficial to develop meaningful and authentic relationships and connections. There will always be situations and people that make this difficult. There will be individuals that despite your best efforts will not align with your views or personality. In these situations, you may not have a strong relationship per se, but if you stay true to yourself and treat others with respect, you will likely earn the respect of others. Sometimes that is all we can ask for.
And while we may have the best interest of our teams, co-workers, and communities at heart, we cannot control what others think and how they respond. We can certainly help shape others through a respectful, consistent, and authentic approach. Below are my tips for being authentic and someone who is not only a good leader but a good follower.
- Be respectful,
- Be committed,
- Be fair,
- Be true to yourself,
- Be consistent,
- Be humble and humanize
by Ann Drinkwater
Let keep Babiato one of the best community out there I love being here and spending time watching how people share their passion | Contribute - Love - Share
