I came across this wonderful info graphic which summarizes steps to do exactly that – win friends and influence people. This is essentially a summary of a popular self improvement/business book ‘How to win and influence people’ by Dale Carnegie. Here are some the points:
Make people like you
- Speak about other’s interests
- Speak more about others than about yourself
- Call people by their names
- Ask questions people are eager to answer
- Make people feel important
Build Relationships
- Don’t criticize, don’t blame, don’t complain
- Arise interest
- Be grateful
Win followers
- Don’t be biased about people
- Avoid conflicts
- Recognize being wrong right away
- Show respect to other’s opinion
- Gain the support of a person through agreeing
- Let others control the conversation
- Recognize other’s efforts and contribution
- Take other’s point of view
- Be well disposed to other’s ideas and desires
- Present your own ideas in an exciting manner
- Make positive competition
Be a leader
- Start with praise and honest opinion
- Praise for each improvement
- Speak about mistakes face to face
- Tell about your own mistakes before criticizing
- Ask questions, don’t give direct instructions
- Care about reputation of a fired employee
- As a leader prepare your colleagues for leadership
- Always show people the benefits they can get from a deal
- Give reputation, so that people strive to match it
- Show errors as easy to correct
Thanks Paramjeet.
It will help SSB aspirants also 😊 thank you sir
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