As a follow-up to last week’s post on making Great Impressions, I would like to share the following tips that came out of a recent training session with some of our employees.
- Don’t take all the credit – You look bad when you appear too self-serving or embellish your accomplishments. (Contrary to what we like to think, we are not the most important or smartest person in the room)
- Great Impressions aren’t tier-level things. It is as important to make a Great Impression with the person standing behind the counter at a fast-food restaurant as it is the president of a bank sitting behind his desk
- Acting more raw and vulnerable and honest can be a good thing
- At the end of the day, if you are the person who made a Great Impression, you feel great. And, if you’ve done it right, so does the person on whom you’ve made a Great Impression.
What You Can Do Right Now
To make a Great Impression, for a period of four weeks, take five minutes each morning to speak with someone in your workplace who you normally would not have contact with. How? Start by saying hello!
Read Part One