Working With People: The Best Advice I Ever Got From A Job Interview Mitchell W. Manning, Sr. Chief Priorities Officer Priorities, Ltd 252-714-3481

The Situation I was being interviewed for an important promotion. One of the interviewers told me the new job was very different from all my current and previous jobs. He said success required working with people more than equipment, processes, and products. I couldn’t get it out of my head as I walked from his office to my cubicle. I could visualize his words on the rejection notice. So, I called him and asked if I could come back to his office to get his thoughts on what it took to be successful working with people. He said yes. I got the job. I still do my best to do what he told me. Because, it helped me become more successful than I ever imagined possible. This is what Larry told me to do.

I was being interviewed for an important promotion. One of the interviewers told me the new job was very different from all my current and previous jobs. He said success required working with people more than equipment, processes, and products. I couldn’t get it out of my head as I walked from his office to my cubicle. I could visualize his words on the rejection notice. So, I called him and asked if I could come back to his office to get his thoughts on what it took to be successful working with people. He said yes. I got the job. I still do my best to do what he told me. Because, it helped me become more successful than I ever imagined possible.

This is what Larry told me to do.

Working With People: 6 Principles Present A Positive Upbeat Attitude Straight Talk Follow-up On Commitments Project A Good Image Respect The Other Person’s Situation Use Advisors

Present A Positive Upbeat Attitude

Straight Talk

Follow-up On Commitments

Project A Good Image

Respect The Other Person’s Situation

Use Advisors

Present A Positive Upbeat Attitude Smile as often as possible Maintain upright comfortable posture Show gratitude and say thank you Apply Active Listening Skills Look for positive intentions behind behavior Eliminate the negatives Accentuate the Positives

Smile as often as possible

Maintain upright comfortable posture

Show gratitude and say thank you

Apply Active Listening Skills

Look for positive intentions behind behavior

Eliminate the negatives

Accentuate the Positives

Straight Talk Think Before Speaking Speak Calmly Speak Clearly Speak Concisely Speak Correctly Speak Consistently Speak Confidently

Think Before Speaking

Speak Calmly

Speak Clearly

Speak Concisely

Speak Correctly

Speak Consistently

Speak Confidently

Follow Up On Commitments Do – what you say when you say Delay – when what you say can’t be done by you when you say Delegate – when someone else can do what you say when you say, if you can’t Drop – when what you say and when you say becomes immaterial Keep People Informed Show Your Commitment

Do – what you say when you say

Delay – when what you say can’t be done by you when you say

Delegate – when someone else can do what you say when you say, if you can’t

Drop – when what you say and when you say becomes immaterial

Keep People Informed

Show Your Commitment

Project A Good Image Show You Care Dress To Fit In Practice Excellent Personal Hygiene Do The Right Things Do Good Things Do Your Best Model Professionalism

Show You Care

Dress To Fit In

Practice Excellent Personal Hygiene

Do The Right Things

Do Good Things

Do Your Best

Model Professionalism

Respect The Other Person’s Situation Know Their Responsibilities Know Their Accountabilities Know Their Priorities Know Their Values Know Their Preferences Know Their Interests Know Their Needs and Wants

Know Their Responsibilities

Know Their Accountabilities

Know Their Priorities

Know Their Values

Know Their Preferences

Know Their Interests

Know Their Needs and Wants

Use Advisors Benchmark Successful Behavior Emulate Successful Behavior Ask To Be Critiqued And Coached Think 1, 3, and 5 Years Ahead Welcome Stretch Goals From Others Surround Yourself With High Achievers Remember Who Made You

Benchmark Successful Behavior

Emulate Successful Behavior

Ask To Be Critiqued And Coached

Think 1, 3, and 5 Years Ahead

Welcome Stretch Goals From Others

Surround Yourself With High Achievers

Remember Who Made You

Conclusion: Working With People I’ve learned when working with people, if I think and feel something is really important, it probably is. It needs to be taken care of immediately. Present A Positive Upbeat Attitude Straight Talk Follow Up On Commitments Project A Good Image Respect The Other Person’s Situation Use Advisors Mitchell W. Manning Sr. Priorities, Ltd [email_address]

I’ve learned when working with people, if I think and feel something is really important, it probably is. It needs to be taken care of immediately.

Present A Positive Upbeat Attitude

Straight Talk

Follow Up On Commitments

Project A Good Image

Respect The Other Person’s Situation

Use Advisors

Mitchell W. Manning Sr. Priorities, Ltd [email_address]