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Having the respect of subordinates and other people around you helps a manager to fulfil their role. If this respect is absent, a manager can hardly carry out their ideas and truly inspire subordinates. This article looks at how to become a respected manager and be admired by people around you, both at the workplace and in your private life.
These tips were published by the Center for Creative Leadership.
Learn to express yourself better. Learn the craft of both verbal and non-verbal communication and become a charismatic speaker who is able to use their communication skills in every interaction.
Put simply, if you do not respect people around you, they will not respect you either. Be tolerant and take an interest in other people.
This point in many ways relates to the previous paragraph. Be interested in what people are trying to tell you, and learn sometimes just to remain silent and be an active listener.
A respected, charismatic person is someone who stands firmly behind their priorities and values. If someone else does not share the same priorities, you do not necessarily need to be friends with them, but nor does this mean you should be getting into conflicts with them.
People respect those from whom they know what to expect. You should therefore make it clear to others what your priorities, expectations and attitudes are. You will thus become more predictable and people will respect you more.
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