Understanding people

Why is dealing with people the costliest commodity in the current market? Why are people who deal with people paid the most? How does this skill affects a company’s growth than any other skill? How does dealing with people decide a company’s value?

There is a saying by Bernard Shaw. He says “If you teach a man anything, he will never learn.” and it is true. Learning is an active process. We learn by doing, we learn from the mistakes we make, we learn by creating stuff.

Understanding people is also a similar process to learning, but there is a huge difference between the two. Dealing with people involves different opinions formed in ones mind, where as in learning, opinions don’t come into picture.

Understanding how to understand people allows a company to figure out where there current market is. It’s even helpful in tackling today’s problems.

When you work with people, you get feedback on what you have built or have written. It even improves your relationship with your colleagues, family and friends. It helps you to communicate your thoughts in a proper manner.

Many a times you’d get frustrated on how someone conveys or talks with you. During such times, you’d want to rely on your intuition and want to take some decision. Doing so, there is a greater chance of a loss than gaining something. So I’d never allow my intuition to make decisions for me. They are usually wrong.

I feel that the best way to communicate with people is to be polite and producing facts to them rather than reasoning out things during a discussion. Sometimes, I’d be furious about something that happened on a day, I’d write it down and throw it to garbage. That way, I would not be harming my relationship with anyone.

I feel like, these baby steps would help you in becoming a better person day by day and you’d be loved by everyone at your office, at your home and by your family. This might even land you a great position in your company.

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