Guest blog by Dennis Bridges, MBA
In one of my coaching appointments the other day I was preaching the value of LRT (Like, Respect and Trust), as I often do, when the conversation took a small step backward. The question was, “What’s the key to attracting those relationships in the first place?”
Both a relevant and important question that could have a complicated answer, but for the sake of time I responded with the following and I’m sticking to it. From my perspective, attracting potentially strong and valuable professional relationships requires you to invest time and effort in the following three basic elements: Awareness, Credibility and Likeability.
- Be on time
- Finish what you start
- Do what you say you are going to do
- And say please and thank you
- Don’t make the conversation about you
- Listen more than you talk (we have 2 ears and one mouth…a hint?)
- Take a position, but keep an open mind
- Give credit and take responsibility
- And stay positive!
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