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September 24, 2004
TIP #6: Stop Trying to Be Liked
Stop worrying if people like you or not at work. The truth is some people will never like you. In most work circles about a third of the people will like you and about a third of the people won't. The remaining third won't have an opinion one way or the other or will fluctuate situationally. That's human nature.
Being liked should never be the goal. If you're concerned about being liked you may make decisions on the basis of the impact on your likeability, i.e. whether it's the popular thing to do. If you focus instead on whether it's the right thing to do, operating with integrity, you'll come out ahead. The test that counts at work is whether or not you're respected.
Posted by Nan Russell at September 24, 2004 04:46 PM
