Daily Reader

February 9th 2009

Take An Interest In People

This may sound too simple, but it really all starts here. You have to show people that you care about them by taking an interest in them. Many Leaders are so action oriented and agenda driven that they don't make people a high enough priority. If that describes you, then you need to turn that around.

I don't mean to sound crass, but it helps if you like people. If you're not a people person, that may be the first step you need to take. Look for value in every person. Put yourself in others' shoes. Find reasons to like them. You won't take an interest in people if deep down you care nothing about them. And if you care nothing about them, that flaw will always be a hindrance to your ability to lead people.

If this is an area of challenge for you, then you may want to take a look at 25 Ways to Win with People: How to Make Others Feel Like a Million Bucks, which I coauthored with Les Parrott; or read the classic How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie. However you go about developing people skill, just remember that people always move toward someone who increases them and away from anyone who decreases them.

-The 360 degree Leader



TAKE INTEREST IN OTHERS BEFORE

THEY TAKE INTEREST IN YOU.



This is word for word straight from the book The Maxwell Daily Reader by John C. Maxwell!

Have a great day!!