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Every boss has to walk a fine line every day. On the one hand, your employees are people you have to tell what to do. On the other hand, these are also people who might be good to know and be on good terms with in the future. When you know the right people, you know how to make your career do great things.
Ultimately, who you know is at least as important as what you know when it comes to making things happen in the corporate world. Treating everyone you work with in a respectful way is the cornerstone of your future success. After all, the best people are the ones who know and respect you. While you might not always make a great impression on everyone, you can at least strive to make a decent impression on most people. Of course it won’t work all the time, but you would be amazed what continued persistence to treat people fairly does for how they treat you.
When you treat people well, they tend to see you as a fair and quality individual. If you’re also technically competent, this works even better for you. Your ability to work well with other people will take you a long way, just as your ability to do your job well will keep those under you productive. When the people under you have a high degree of respect for you, they’ll advocate for you in any way they can when they respect you enough.
