September 15, 2014 / by Don Connelly / Managing the Relationship / 0 comments
By now you know my belief about gathering assets. If someone likes you, trusts you and thinks you are smart, you get the assets. If another Advisor ranks higher in those categories, he or she gets the assets.
Follow the Golden Rule and you will be likable. Simplify the business so that your listener can understand every word you say and you will be perceived as smart.
Do what you say you are going to do and you will earn the other person’s trust.
Like most things in life, the solution to each of these perceptions is simple. It’s not easy, but it is simple.
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How Interpersonal Relationships Lead to You Being Trusted
September 15, 2014 / by Don Connelly / Managing the Relationship / 0 comments
By now you know my belief about gathering assets. If someone likes you, trusts you and thinks you are smart, you get the assets. If another Advisor ranks higher in those categories, he or she gets the assets.
Follow the Golden Rule and you will be likable. Simplify the business so that your listener can understand every word you say and you will be perceived as smart.
Do what you say you are going to do and you will earn the other person’s trust.
Like most things in life, the solution to each of these perceptions is simple. It’s not easy, but it is simple.
Read more