How to lead effectively. Build the bridge first

How to lead effectively

How to lead effectively. Build the bridge first

Leadership is about people. You cannot be a leader if there are no follows. But to lead you must be able to connect with the people whom you want to lead. To connect with the other person you must first build the bridge to the other person.That is why everyone needs to build the bridge first. Whether you are a parent, a teacher, an executive, a manager, a salesperson or the CEO. Without the bridge you cannot achieve anything.

Imagine, can you lead your team members if there is no connection between you and them? Will they listen to you? Why should they listen to you? Why should they follow you? Just because you carry a title?

If you are a salesperson, why would the customer buy from you? Are you the only person who has the product or service that they want? If the answer is yes, good for you. But still be aware that if there is no bridge to them, they may soon go buy from someone else as soon as they can find an alternative source.

But how can you build bridge? There are two important elements to building a bridge, the foundation and the structure. The foundation is you. What are the characteristic that you need to display in order for the other person to want to accept your effort to build the bridge with that person? One of these characteristic is trustworthiness. Can the other person trust you? What constitute being trustworthy. It is not about being honest. It is much more than that. The four elements that you need to display for someone to trust you are Competence, Openness, Reliability and Equity.

The other part of the bridge is the structure. The structure refers to the actions that you must take to build the bridge. Building the bridge involves among other things listening skills. It is involves the ability to ask meaningful questions. And to be professional.Are there "difficult co-workers" that you have to deal with in your daily work? Is that causing a strain to you and causing you unnecessary stress? Can you do something about it?

Fortunately for us there is an inspiring book titled "Build the bridge first" that shows you exactly how to build the "foundation" and the "structure" so that you can build the bridge.

If not for any other reason than to help you manage your emotions and stress in your daily work and turn it to your advantage then this book would be worth reading.

That is why everyone must read this book. It should be your constant companion. As Gudd Luk, the character in the book said, people buy from people they like. People follow people they trust.

Can you influence people to like you? Is that important? What is trust? It is not just being honest. It is much more than that so how do you build the type of trust that will help you build bridges?

The book is indeed an inspiring short story with many little lessons that may help you improve your ability to connect and influence others by building bridges and enriching lives.

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