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4.MAKE SURE THEY LIKE YOU

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That old saying about not caring whether people like you or not just as long as they respect you is one of those rules that may have worked in yesterday’s military, but it has no place in today’s business.

Certainly you must earn the respect of the people you work with. That’s a given.

But make no mistake about it — you are running a popularity contest, for it is simply no fun to work with someone you dislike.

And when people aren’t having fun, work becomes work, and thus drudgery, and thus uninspired.

Happily enough, it is easy to make sure that the people you work with like you.

Simply make sure that you like ...

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