Extract from John C. Maxwell's - "The Winning Attitude"
Usually the person who rises within an organisation has a good attitude. The promotions did not give that individual an outstanding attitude, but an outstanding attitude resulted in that person being promoted. A recent study by Telemetrics International concerned those "nice guys" who had climbed the corporate ladder. A total of 16,000 executives were studied. Observe the difference between the executives defined as "high achievers" (those who generally have a healthy attitude) and "low achievers" (those who generally have an unhealthy attitude):
High achievers tended to care about people as well as profits; low achievers were preoccupied with their own security.
High achievers viewed their subordinates optimistically; low achievers showed a basic distrust of their subordinates' abilities.
High achievers sought advice from subordinates; low achievers didn't.
High achievers were listeners; low achievers avoided communication and relied on policy manuals.
CHALLENGE: For one week treat every person you meet, without a single exception, as the most important person on earth. You will find that they will begin treating you the same way.
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