Be Part of Your Organization
You’re part of a team. The family, the company, the committee—I don’t know what teams you belong to but you certainly should. The word team may not be the one that springs to mind when I mention some of those things, but it should be. You need to view any cohesive group you belong to as a team. This comes more naturally to some people than others, but you can learn to do it.
The rest of the group all like a team player. So do you, when it comes to the other people involved. You’ll be far better regarded if people can see that you’re one of them. Because what’s the alternative? To see the group as a separate entity, to refer to the company or the committee as “them” rather than “us.” People notice these things, you ...
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