We spend
a lot of time at work with our colleagues.
a lot of time at work with our colleagues.
One of
the most important keys to being successful in the workplace and the business
world is having trusted and dependable relationships.
the most important keys to being successful in the workplace and the business
world is having trusted and dependable relationships.
Here
are three keys to establishing meaningful and fruitful connections at
work.
are three keys to establishing meaningful and fruitful connections at
work.
1. Know thyself.
Personality
is everything in business.
is everything in business.
To
create and develop the relationships we crave, we need to know how to work with
and manage our own emotions. We must take time to analyse ourselves and
identify the vulnerabilities and insecurities that may be holding us back.
create and develop the relationships we crave, we need to know how to work with
and manage our own emotions. We must take time to analyse ourselves and
identify the vulnerabilities and insecurities that may be holding us back.
Understanding
and identifying these emotions is key to understanding what we need to change
and work on to connect with others better.
and identifying these emotions is key to understanding what we need to change
and work on to connect with others better.
2. Practice mindfulness.
Mindfulness
essentially means awareness.
essentially means awareness.
If you
are not aware of yourself and the impact you have on others it will be
difficult for you to establish a meaningful and supportive network.
are not aware of yourself and the impact you have on others it will be
difficult for you to establish a meaningful and supportive network.
To be
mindful we need to observe how others respond to us, especially in the face of
conflict.
mindful we need to observe how others respond to us, especially in the face of
conflict.
What
we have to realize is that even the most rational people when in conflict lose
their capacity to think straight. The best way to do this is listening.
we have to realize is that even the most rational people when in conflict lose
their capacity to think straight. The best way to do this is listening.
Listening
allows us to think and to find solutions. Listening allows us to take our time
because listening is about the other.
allows us to think and to find solutions. Listening allows us to take our time
because listening is about the other.
It
puts us in a proactive rather than a reactive state of mind.
puts us in a proactive rather than a reactive state of mind.
3. Understand emotion.
Emotional
management is the ability to realize, readily accept, as well as successfully
control feelings in oneself (and sometimes others) is known as the emotion
management skill.
management is the ability to realize, readily accept, as well as successfully
control feelings in oneself (and sometimes others) is known as the emotion
management skill.
Emotions
follow a logical pattern if we know how to look at them. Emotions rise and
emotions fall. You must have complete authority over changing your thoughts and
feelings that are generated whenever your values are touched by the actions of
a person or an event.
follow a logical pattern if we know how to look at them. Emotions rise and
emotions fall. You must have complete authority over changing your thoughts and
feelings that are generated whenever your values are touched by the actions of
a person or an event.
We
cannot reach the success we desire without first being the greatest manager of
our own internal world. Once we are clear on how our own emotions operate we
are more equipped to predict, work with and connect to the emotions of others.
cannot reach the success we desire without first being the greatest manager of
our own internal world. Once we are clear on how our own emotions operate we
are more equipped to predict, work with and connect to the emotions of others.
