Earning respect is about sticking to your convictions and making the best decisions possible.
We asked two workplace experts to share the best and fastest ways to gain your coworkers' respect. Those strategies include keeping your promises, admitting to your mistakes, and being a good listener.
There's a difference between being liked and being respected. Ideally, you'll be both.But according to Lynn Taylor, a national workplace expert and the author of "Tame Your Terrible Office Tyrant: How to Manage Childish Boss Behavior and Thrive in Your Job," being respected is at least partly about being "steadfast in your convictions."
Meaning you "don't always need to please everyone" with your decisions.We asked Taylor and Michael Kerr, an internationalbusiness speakerand author of "The Humor Advantage," about the bestand quickestways to earn respect at work.
Read on for their top tips.SEE ALSO:11 signs you're doing everything right at work ' even if it doesn't feel like itGive respect to other peopleKerr called it a "chicken-and-egg relationship": If you respect other people, they'll be more inclined to respect you, and so on.Taylor emphasized the importance of treating everyone with equal respect, whether they're above or below you in the corporate hierarchy.
Consistently keep your promises"As soon as we become known as a person who can't be trusted to keep their word, it's one of the quickest ways to lose respect," Kerr said.Taylor recommended trying not only to meet your deadlines, but to beat them whenever possible. "Other people are counting on you," she said.Let your actions speak louder than your wordsOne great way tolose people's respect' Walk around telling them "how great you are," Kerr said.
Don't let your ego get in the way, he added; be confident that if you're doing a good job, your coworkers will notice.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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