People spend most of their time at work, but they never fully know the people they work with. Which is weird because we need to be able to trust our co-workers. And that’s doubly true for our supervisors: being trustworthy while maintaining a professional distance. But like soldiers in a fox hole, we must rely on co-workers and supervisors to have our backs and to give us reasons to be loyal. Not surprisingly, we’re able to base these judgments on things like:
· They care - taking the time to understand our needs
· They’re reliable – never giving us reasons to doubt them
· They have integrity – doing what they say they’re going to do
· They’re humble – never taking credit for the good efforts of others
· They’re genuinely nice - smiling freely and playing well with everyone
These are the kinds of people that can make and take a good-natured joke without making others feel awkward. They know the importance of saying ‘please’ and ‘thank you’ – to them, respect is more than just a word. And they live by the Golden Rule which says everything about an individual and his/her beliefs. While we never know the whole person, we sometimes, in quick flashes, get to know the real person. Don’t be afraid to show your true self by the way you act. Let your actions show the real you today.
Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie (1890 – 1976): English writer and playwright - she wrote the world's longest-running play, and is the best-selling fiction writer of all time
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