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Relationships Are Important
April 5th, 2012
by Bill Boyajian

Relationships are vital to the integrity of any business, and they are integral to maintaining and enhancing your leadership. Leaders with charisma have a special quality with people. They know how to work with different personalities to help others achieve success. The key to building lasting relationships is to focus on what you can do for others, not what they can do for you.

Instead of viewing people as a means to an end, start viewing people as the end product of your leadership. When you pour your life into people, they become instruments of success — yours and their own. They will love you for it, and your leadership will flourish.

One of my close friends has an ability to form relationships with a wide variety of people. He’s particularly good at connecting with people regarded by others as being a little peculiar, difficult to get along with, or somewhat controversial. These people seem to have little to offer others, but my friend says that some of the greatest minds he’s ever encountered fit in one of those three categories.

When you can formulate high-quality relationships with bright people others disregard, you have a huge advantage over your competition. Remember, you’re not creating a connection to get something out of someone. You’re forming a relationship that can benefit you both.

Connect with people, make them a priority, and put others first. Your confidence is just enough to create a distinctive following.



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