Comments for The AGA Group Articles http://iknerarticles.com Providing Practical Insights Into Todays Job Market Thu, 13 May 2010 00:48:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Do You Prefer To Be Liked Or Respected? by Bill Gio http://iknerarticles.com/2010/04/30/do-you-prefer-to-be-liked-or-respected/comment-page-1/#comment-116 Bill Gio Thu, 13 May 2010 00:48:34 +0000 http://Oneofthetoughestquestionsyouwillbeaskedwhereyouwill reallyneedtobe decisivewithyourresponse.Howwouldyouanswerthisquestion?Belowareexcerptsfrombusinessprofessionalswho werewillingtosharetheirresponsetothisquestion. #comment-116 This is really a softening of Machiavelli’s assertion that it is better to be feared than loved. A parallel question deserves a parallel answer, it is better to be respected. Machiavelli made the point that people are fickled. The affections of those that love you today, are easily replaced by a newer love. Love, or as in this case like, is easily turned. Respect is more permanent although it is harder to obtain. Respect frees you to act in the best interest of the organization, like binds you. Accept that in life there are always going to be people that don’t like you. Focus on being effective and you will earn their respect whether they like you or not. This is really a softening of Machiavelli’s assertion that it is better to be feared than loved. A parallel question deserves a parallel answer, it is better to be respected. Machiavelli made the point that people are fickled. The affections of those that love you today, are easily replaced by a newer love. Love, or as in this case like, is easily turned.

Respect is more permanent although it is harder to obtain. Respect frees you to act in the best interest of the organization, like binds you. Accept that in life there are always going to be people that don’t like you. Focus on being effective and you will earn their respect whether they like you or not.

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