According to Alex: When you show people respect, something magical happens, people respect you back and it pays off. Suddenly, they want to help you win.
This reminds me of one of my favorite rules from Stephen Covey: Seek First to Understand [1]
According to Covey (and I paraphrase), good conversations begin when one party makes a real effort to understand the other. This generally triggers a similar reaction on the part of the other person. It seems like a small change in conversational style but what happens as a result is revolutionary.
Alex says: people will "want to help you win". In my experience this seems to be the case. It's also just a more pleasant way live.
This reminds me of one of my favorite rules from Stephen Covey: Seek First to Understand [1]
According to Covey (and I paraphrase), good conversations begin when one party makes a real effort to understand the other. This generally triggers a similar reaction on the part of the other person. It seems like a small change in conversational style but what happens as a result is revolutionary.
Alex says: people will "want to help you win". In my experience this seems to be the case. It's also just a more pleasant way live.
[1] https://www.stephencovey.com/7habits/7habits-habit5.php