Here’s a list of 3 sentences that can change your life – at work and at home. If you think this is just a tall claim, just read on and try practicing these over the next few days..<\/p>\n
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1- I’m sorry I screwed up – I made a mistake<\/strong><\/p>\n People don’t like cover-ups. If you’ve made an honest mistake, just own up and apologize for it. A serious mistake can of course get you fired (no one said life was easy) but in the longer run, being honest about your mistakes is a better strategy than hiding the truth or worse blaming another poor sod<\/p>\n 2- Good job! You did great.. <\/strong><\/p>\n Don’t use this superfluously, like praising someone just to please them. But when someone who’s a colleague, a subordinate, a friend etc has done something well, then be the first to acknowledge that<\/p>\n 3- I need your advice – what’s your opinion about this matter? Again, make sure you don’t do this just to butter someone up – people pick up these signals quickly. Instead, ask for advice genuinely, and value the opinion offered. Consultation builds collaborative relationships..<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Here’s a list of 3 sentences that can change your life – at work and at home. If you think this is just a tall claim, just read on and try practicing these over the next few days..<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-32","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-communication-skills","category-personal-effectiveness","post-preview"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t
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