In this series of six (6) key elements to have the right attitude in order to build successful relationships, we examine the importance of having a positive attitude to accomplish it and to better know you. We also look into how we see others, how frustration can be part of successful relationships. In the previous blog, we examined the different types of relationships and which one should be our first choice.

Now, the last element, but not the least that we are going to talk about is how to handle hurt that can occur when relating to others.

Whether it is a personal or professional relationship and whether you are well prepared or not in how to handle these situations, as we all know, it is difficult to avoid getting hurt when interacting with others.

However, what we can do is handling them in a positive way and turning them into tools towards successful relationships.

Have you been hurt in any type of relationship lately?

In today’s society and at the speed that we move, one of the skills we need to be successful is to have flexibility, adaptation, and resistance to the environment. The challenge with these great skills is that a large number of individuals walk around without healing their wounds and live constantly feeding them the wrong way.

What can you do to prevent these injuries from affecting your ability to relate positively and successfully with others?

First, we need to understand that we are surrounded by people who have most likely been hurt and they are difficult to deal with because of this.
Hurt people are vulnerable and probably their behavior will not be conscious until they do not overcome their pain. Those who have been hurt, often times hurt others, can get easily hurt by others and are probably hurting themselves.

In my experience as a mentor and coach, I have noticed that wounded people focus on the negative in every experience and regularly are stuck with “something” or “someone” who hurt them at one point. This approach leads them to have higher levels of stress. In addition, they are less willing to accept their mistakes, to change, to discuss problems, to learn from others or to take action to solve problems.

Second, we need to contemplate the possibility that we are that injured person. If we realize that people hurt us easily, that we frequently hurt others, that we feel vulnerable, and avoid change, we are most likely that injured person. We need to seek professional help and work on whatever situation or relationship that has caused this wound. We may have to face unpleasant things but on the other side of the tunnel, the light will definitely be brighter.

Third, whether we are dealing with a difficult person or we are that difficult person, we have to understand that there is no quick relief medicine for emotional wounds; they do not heal from one day to the next one. The solution requires a healing process with professional support.

“ Positive and successful relationships do not happen automatically; they need our intentionality and daily effort. —DR. LIANA C. SáENZ

If we are dealing with difficult relationships and people, what I suggest is that we:

• Do not focus on the person or their hurtful actions. We should try to look past the person to find a cause that will allow us to understand the situation and to approach it with greater compassion.
• Do not take it personally. Wounded people find offense where there is none. We need to make sure of our good deeds and not to focus on their attacks.
• Do not respond at the same level. Getting angry with someone makes the wound bigger. The best thing is to forget the offense and move on.
• Find help or help them find professional help. A kind and timely conversation with someone who is hurt can be very helpful and can open the door to the recovery process.
• Focus our energy towards the vision of the team. It is often the common vision of the team that helps us cope with difficult people.

Positive and successful relationships do not happen automatically; they need our intentionality and daily effort. Yet, they are what ensures successful teams and let’s keep in mind that it is with a team that something significant is really achieved.

If your desire is to increase your influence in every situation and connect with other successfully. You can start working with us today! Let’s have a conversation on how LEADINFORCE will benefit you, your team and your organization.

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One of the many advantages of relating effectively to others is by adding value to them. Similarly, if you want to achieve something significant in your life, relating and working well with others is what allows you to accomplish team success and thus reach much higher levels of achievement.

As we conclude Part I of this topic, we can understand that a healthy relationship with team members is essential to create successful teams. Developing a healthy relationship is the beginning of every family, organization, business, or association.

As you relate to others, you are able to understand that some people value others and help them and that others only value themselves and obstruct everybody else’s progress.

How are you relating to others?

If we ask those who are close to you, whether they are your family, friends or your coworkers, how would they describe their relationship with you? What do you think they would respond?

David Niven, PH. D., the author of several best-selling books in the area of problem-solving, mentions in his book “100 Simple Secrets of Great Relationships: What Scientists Have Learned and How You Can Use It” that it is possible to find evidence that suggests if a relationship will thrive or just won’t work.

I personally believe that one of the strongest evidence we can identify to establish if a relationship works or not is the extent to which people add or reduce value from others.

If I asked you to make a list of those you remember enjoyable and appreciate them for all they have done for you, I imagine your list will start with some members of your family, friends, and even coworkers.

Connecting effectively with others is not easy. But, in general, we can find those who add value by complementing or duplicating us or those who do not by subtracting or fragmenting our lives.

With whom would you like to have the best relationships?

• Many people want to help others and make their lives enjoyable. They are the ones who arrive first and go last at work; they do something daily to support others and offer themselves when there is additional work. You may be able to identify several of those around you. They are willing to help you. They are the ones who have walked walk the extra mile with you.

• There are also people who, instead of making the load lighter, they make it much heavier. Many times these people may not be doing this intentionally, but they do it, because receiving is easy but giving requires intentionality. In this group, there are negative people who see in each challenge a problem instead of an opportunity. Usually, their expressions are negative and pessimistic. Often times, they are not available to give support, but they complain and if they even show up, they do not bring any solutions to the table.

• Adding value to someone only requires the desire to help others but duplicating the value in the lives of others requires a higher level of intentionality, strategy, and skills. The path to success requires association with such people. They have great capabilities and are successful in their strengths. They regularly have great ideas and their alliances are strategic. They will help you expand your vision and maximize your strengths.

• Also, there are those who divide. I hope you do not have one of these relationships in your life. These types of people relate to others with the intentionality of destroying them or hurting their results. They are hurtful people who want to look or feel better than others. They have achieved it many times by trying to make someone else do worse than they do. As a result, they damage relationships and bring chaos to others.

Connecting effectively with others is essential in your path to success and when you are committed to having successful teams. Connect with those who add value to your life and even more those who have the power to multiply your achievements. In the same way, become the person that others value and wish to have in their inner circle.

If your desire is to increase your influence in every situation and connect with other successfully. You can start working with us today! Let’s have a conversation on how LEADINFORCE will benefit you, your team and your organization.

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There is probably a situation at home that makes you feel tired and with a negative attitude. Maybe, you had a discussion at the office with your boos. Could be that one member of your team has made you feel stressed. Whatever the situation, having this feeling of frustration will not allow you to think clearly and may even be stagnating the objectives of your team. But, can we avoid frustration?

Not really. Frustration is an emotional response to an event that impacts us. It can be caused by different circumstances, some unexpected. While a person may be frustrated for some reason another may not and vice versa.

But in general, we cannot avoid being frustrated. Let’s examine how we can handle “frustration” and not allow it to interfere with the success of our teamwork and the common goal that we want to achieve.

What are those things that frustrate you in your team?

Stop and think about these events or situations that frustrate you the most. Perhaps in some areas, you are very clear about it and you know who or what causes these feelings. In other areas, you may need a little more time to get to this point. Maybe you’re dissatisfied with something but you’re still not sure what it really is.

How have you successfully controlled frustration?

I imagine that on this subject you already have some experience and in the past, you have been able to maintain control of a frustrating situation.

Regardless of what area of your life you have successfully managed to control the frustration, remember that if you have achieved it in an area, you can apply it to other areas of your life.

Personally, I am more efficient at controlling frustration that can cause some material loss since I do not have much an attachment to material things, I think I have lost many umbrellas on rainy days; I forget them in taxis, stores, friends’ houses and I do not get frustrated because of it. While having to work with unpunctual people, well, this makes me want to run away.

For each person it’s different, but it’s important to establish what frustrates you.

“ The road to success is full of obstacles and frustrations. How can you make them part of success? —DR. LIANA C. SáENZ

I recently attended a talk given by Barbara Corcoran, a businesswoman, millionaire, and famous for her participation as an investor in the “Shark Tank” TV program, and it struck me that one of the secrets of success she shared was: “be grateful at failure.” Basically, she ensures that only those who have the ability to overcome frustration and failure quickly can achieve success. This reflection makes a lot of sense since the road to success is full of obstacles and adverse situations.

How to deal with frustration, overcome it and make it part of success? I would like to suggest some simple tips:

• Do not look for perfection in what you create, nor in those around you, it does not exist;
• If you need time to walk, take a deep breath, eat a piece of chocolate or have a coffee, take it to reduce tension and recharge energy;
• Do not expect things to go very well on the first attempt, keep trying until you reach excellence;
• Maintain a positive attitude in any situation and avoid thinking about failure, it is really just another challenge;
• Keep perspective towards what is being achieved and not what you have had to do to achieve it;
• Convert frustration and failure into the experience; reflect on it, what is the lesson for you and your team?;
• Focus on the factors that delay better results, avoid excuses in accepting what happened and take immediate action to correct them.

If your desire is to keep the best talent in your teams and help it succeeds. A unique Group Coaching program is a powerful solution to develop your team trust, commitment, and cohesive alignment with a team and organization’s vision. Let’s have a conversation on how LEADINFORCE will benefit you, your team and your organization.

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Have you ever been told that a color looks great on you and the first thing that comes to your mind is that it was a not very sincere compliment? Then, at the first chance you get, you go to the mirror to verify if that compliment was true or not? The way you view others is determined by who you are. What is your perception of the members of your team?

In the previous blog, I was pointing out how essential it is for all members of the team to develop the correct attitude towards relationships. Now let’s talk about how valuable it is to understand that “the way you see others is a reflection of yourself” and what can you do about it?

How do you perceive others?

Examine this question in more detail and have some time for reflection. Observe your relationships with the members of your team and determine if:

• You trust them or, on the contrary, doubt what they do and why they do it;
• Criticize them for what they do or do not do;
• You are negative about them and the results they may have;
• You are interested in them and you think you can help them;
• You like to work as a team player or you prefer to work on your own.

The results will most likely let you know a lot more about yourself than those around you. How you see others is determined by the perspective you have of yourself; as well as how you view life and what you do.

“ You can enrich your teamwork with successful relationships. —DR. LIANA C. SáENZ

What factors determine who you are? And how can you improve your relationships with your team?

You are the result of a group of elements that characterize you. Starting with your personality, the social and cultural environment in which you grew up. We cannot forget the genes you inherited, the experiences you have had in life, as well as the image you have of yourself. Furthermore, the most important elements such us your attitude, education, experience with other cultures, and your close friends or partners that surround you.

In recent years there has been a lot of talk about ‘Emotional Intelligence’ (EI) as a mechanism to manage emotions through self-awareness and self-control to improve our ability to relate successfully. As well as having ’empathy with others’ to develop better relationships. However, these topics seem to have too much controversy, as many consider that they are just another aspect of the personality.

Whether you develop what they call EI or have empathy towards others, I believe that in general, you can enrich your teamwork with successful relationships, if you increase intentionality in:

• Make the decision to improve relationships with others;
• Have a positive self-image;
• Create new experiences and leave behind the negative ones;
• Maintain a positive attitude towards difficult situations;
• Surround yourself with the right people who expand your mind and allow you to grow.

Having successful teams requires several key factors such as a clear and defined vision, functions, an action plan, commitment, leadership, individual and collective abilities, among others. However, none of those factors can give expected results if positive and successful relationships do not exist among team members.

If your desire is to keep the best talent in your teams and help it succeeds. A unique Group Coaching program is a powerful solution to develop your team trust, commitment, and cohesive alignment with a team and organization’s vision. Let’s have a conversation on how LEADINFORCE will benefit you, your team and your organization.

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Healthy relationships with others are indispensable in creating successful teams. As we concluded in Part I, no one can accomplish anything of significance on their own. We weren’t gifted with all the talents, strengths and capabilities. Further, it is a fact that the greatest triumphs were accomplished with a team. What can you do to improve your attitude towards relationships?

First, you must understand that it is necessary to develop the capability to better relate yourself.
Second, get to know yourself more. The image and awareness you have of yourself can take you very far in the relationships you have with others or it can restrict you from developing the capability to form healthy relationships.

This can simply happen because the image you have of yourself molds the way you think and act and therefore the way you relate to others.

As Napoleon Hill well said, “There are no limitations to the mind except those we acknowledge”.

How can it benefit you to auto examine the image that you have of yourself?

A negative image of yourself will not allow you to reach successes in the long run and sooner than later those triumphs will reach the level of your own expectations.

At this point, you are probably thinking that many times there should be a certain amount of sincerity and responsibility among us. That is very true!

I confess I don’t have much of a future if I dedicate myself to singing professionally, although I did sing to my daughters when they were babies and if I hear a song I like and know the lyrics I will start to sing, but I have to be honest with myself and others, singing is not one of my strengths. It is not my passion, I haven’t worked on developing it, I have never tried to make singing a lifestyle and to be honest I don’t believe it is something I would want to explore.

“ Healthy relationships with others are indispensable in creating successful teams. —DR. LIANA C. SáENZ.

In the same way that we relate ourselves to others, we must be honest with ourselves. If there is something that you don’t like about others, or there is something hindering you from relating to others, then maybe the obstacle has something to do with your perception and expectations, and not the others.

As Sheldon Kopp well said, “All of the truly important battles are waged within the self”.

Work on your own image and know yourself:

• Dedicate some time for reflection and make a list of your strong and weak points
• Make a list of your triumphs and think about what strengths helped you to accomplish them
• Examine your character and think about how it could be keeping you away from others

It is vital to focus our efforts on developing our character. Building our self-esteem and confidence in a personal image based on reality and honest examination on us. Then we can move forward to improve our relationship with others.

If your desire is to communicate to succeed, you can start working with us today! Let’s have a conversation on how LEADINFORCE will benefit you, your team and your organization.

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It is a truth that nobody can achieve something significant alone. Lonely heroes only exist in Hollywood movies and it’s just a myth. People, in general, are brilliant, some in their ideas, others in their talents, in their capacities and strengths but no one can say that they know everything or can do everything. Success is designed to be achieved by a group of people. Do you want to achieve something significant in your life?

If so, you need to relate and work well with people. Beyond having a mutual vision and the desire to achieve a goal, a relationship with others is what allows you to achieve team success. Connecting well with others will take you to a much higher level of achievement.

If you look around you, we all belong to teams. A family is a team, as well as small or large businesses. If you look at those who have achieved great successes none of them did it alone. Although recognition is usually for an individual, the study of their achievements will let us see that there is a group of people behind their success.

What is your attitude towards relating positively to others?

I imagine you know some people who are that “people person” which is the great ability to relate to others. They are always charming and when they arrive at meetings they are the ones who initiate conversations with everyone.

You also might know some people who lack this talent. Somehow it seems that they do not want to relate to others. Some reasons can be:

• Maybe they grew up in families where they did not have the example of positive relationships.
• Other may have been hurt and see others through this filter.
• Some, unfortunately, have enough ego and think they can do it all by themselves.

A healthy relationship with others is essential to building successful relationships. This is the beginning of every family, organization, business, or association. If this is not your best strength, the good news is that you can develop this skill and improve your chances of success.

“ A healthy relationship with others is essential to building successful relationships. —DR. LIANA C. SáENZ.

How can you achieve successful relationships?

The first step is to understand that the ability to relate well to others is the difference between those who achieve success and those who do not.

Today, when making an inventory between my failures and my victories, I can conclude that having successful relationships has been what has allowed me to harvest triumphs in all areas of my life; for which I am very grateful. None of those successes have happened with just my individual effort but thanks to a team effort.

Understanding this first step will allow you to increase the desire to grow in this area. Moreover, recognize the impact you are making on your teams and their productivity for it will give you enough motivation to increase your ability to relate positively to others.

If your desire is to communicate to succeed, you can start working with us today! Let’s have a conversation on how LEADINFORCE will benefit you, your team and your organization.

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In this series of six (6) key elements to have the right attitude in order to build successful relationships, we examine the importance of having a positive attitude to accomplish it and to better know you. We also look into how we see others, how frustration can be part of successful relationships. In the previous blog, we examined the different types of relationships and which one should be our first choice.

Now, the last element, but not the least that we are going to talk about is how to handle hurt that can occur when relating to others.

Whether it is a personal or professional relationship and whether you are well prepared or not in how to handle these situations, as we all know, it is difficult to avoid getting hurt when interacting with others.

However, what we can do is handling them in a positive way and turning them into tools towards successful relationships.

Have you been hurt in any type of relationship lately?

In today’s society and at the speed that we move, one of the skills we need to be successful is to have flexibility, adaptation, and resistance to the environment. The challenge with these great skills is that a large number of individuals walk around without healing their wounds and live constantly feeding them the wrong way.

What can you do to prevent these injuries from affecting your ability to relate positively and successfully with others?

First, we need to understand that we are surrounded by people who have most likely been hurt and they are difficult to deal with because of this.
Hurt people are vulnerable and probably their behavior will not be conscious until they do not overcome their pain. Those who have been hurt, often times hurt others, can get easily hurt by others and are probably hurting themselves.

In my experience as a mentor and coach, I have noticed that wounded people focus on the negative in every experience and regularly are stuck with “something” or “someone” who hurt them at one point. This approach leads them to have higher levels of stress. In addition, they are less willing to accept their mistakes, to change, to discuss problems, to learn from others or to take action to solve problems.

Second, we need to contemplate the possibility that we are that injured person. If we realize that people hurt us easily, that we frequently hurt others, that we feel vulnerable, and avoid change, we are most likely that injured person. We need to seek professional help and work on whatever situation or relationship that has caused this wound. We may have to face unpleasant things but on the other side of the tunnel, the light will definitely be brighter.

Third, whether we are dealing with a difficult person or we are that difficult person, we have to understand that there is no quick relief medicine for emotional wounds; they do not heal from one day to the next one. The solution requires a healing process with professional support.

“ Positive and successful relationships do not happen automatically; they need our intentionality and daily effort. —DR. LIANA C. SáENZ

If we are dealing with difficult relationships and people, what I suggest is that we:

• Do not focus on the person or their hurtful actions. We should try to look past the person to find a cause that will allow us to understand the situation and to approach it with greater compassion.
• Do not take it personally. Wounded people find offense where there is none. We need to make sure of our good deeds and not to focus on their attacks.
• Do not respond at the same level. Getting angry with someone makes the wound bigger. The best thing is to forget the offense and move on.
• Find help or help them find professional help. A kind and timely conversation with someone who is hurt can be very helpful and can open the door to the recovery process.
• Focus our energy towards the vision of the team. It is often the common vision of the team that helps us cope with difficult people.

Positive and successful relationships do not happen automatically; they need our intentionality and daily effort. Yet, they are what ensures successful teams and let’s keep in mind that it is with a team that something significant is really achieved.

If your desire is to increase your influence in every situation and connect with other successfully. You can start working with us today! Let’s have a conversation on how LEADINFORCE will benefit you, your team and your organization.

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One of the many advantages of relating effectively to others is by adding value to them. Similarly, if you want to achieve something significant in your life, relating and working well with others is what allows you to accomplish team success and thus reach much higher levels of achievement.

As we conclude Part I of this topic, we can understand that a healthy relationship with team members is essential to create successful teams. Developing a healthy relationship is the beginning of every family, organization, business, or association.

As you relate to others, you are able to understand that some people value others and help them and that others only value themselves and obstruct everybody else’s progress.

How are you relating to others?

If we ask those who are close to you, whether they are your family, friends or your coworkers, how would they describe their relationship with you? What do you think they would respond?

David Niven, PH. D., the author of several best-selling books in the area of problem-solving, mentions in his book “100 Simple Secrets of Great Relationships: What Scientists Have Learned and How You Can Use It” that it is possible to find evidence that suggests if a relationship will thrive or just won’t work.

I personally believe that one of the strongest evidence we can identify to establish if a relationship works or not is the extent to which people add or reduce value from others.

If I asked you to make a list of those you remember enjoyable and appreciate them for all they have done for you, I imagine your list will start with some members of your family, friends, and even coworkers.

Connecting effectively with others is not easy. But, in general, we can find those who add value by complementing or duplicating us or those who do not by subtracting or fragmenting our lives.

With whom would you like to have the best relationships?

• Many people want to help others and make their lives enjoyable. They are the ones who arrive first and go last at work; they do something daily to support others and offer themselves when there is additional work. You may be able to identify several of those around you. They are willing to help you. They are the ones who have walked walk the extra mile with you.

• There are also people who, instead of making the load lighter, they make it much heavier. Many times these people may not be doing this intentionally, but they do it, because receiving is easy but giving requires intentionality. In this group, there are negative people who see in each challenge a problem instead of an opportunity. Usually, their expressions are negative and pessimistic. Often times, they are not available to give support, but they complain and if they even show up, they do not bring any solutions to the table.

• Adding value to someone only requires the desire to help others but duplicating the value in the lives of others requires a higher level of intentionality, strategy, and skills. The path to success requires association with such people. They have great capabilities and are successful in their strengths. They regularly have great ideas and their alliances are strategic. They will help you expand your vision and maximize your strengths.

• Also, there are those who divide. I hope you do not have one of these relationships in your life. These types of people relate to others with the intentionality of destroying them or hurting their results. They are hurtful people who want to look or feel better than others. They have achieved it many times by trying to make someone else do worse than they do. As a result, they damage relationships and bring chaos to others.

Connecting effectively with others is essential in your path to success and when you are committed to having successful teams. Connect with those who add value to your life and even more those who have the power to multiply your achievements. In the same way, become the person that others value and wish to have in their inner circle.

If your desire is to increase your influence in every situation and connect with other successfully. You can start working with us today! Let’s have a conversation on how LEADINFORCE will benefit you, your team and your organization.

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There is probably a situation at home that makes you feel tired and with a negative attitude. Maybe, you had a discussion at the office with your boos. Could be that one member of your team has made you feel stressed. Whatever the situation, having this feeling of frustration will not allow you to think clearly and may even be stagnating the objectives of your team. But, can we avoid frustration?

Not really. Frustration is an emotional response to an event that impacts us. It can be caused by different circumstances, some unexpected. While a person may be frustrated for some reason another may not and vice versa.

But in general, we cannot avoid being frustrated. Let’s examine how we can handle “frustration” and not allow it to interfere with the success of our teamwork and the common goal that we want to achieve.

What are those things that frustrate you in your team?

Stop and think about these events or situations that frustrate you the most. Perhaps in some areas, you are very clear about it and you know who or what causes these feelings. In other areas, you may need a little more time to get to this point. Maybe you’re dissatisfied with something but you’re still not sure what it really is.

How have you successfully controlled frustration?

I imagine that on this subject you already have some experience and in the past, you have been able to maintain control of a frustrating situation.

Regardless of what area of your life you have successfully managed to control the frustration, remember that if you have achieved it in an area, you can apply it to other areas of your life.

Personally, I am more efficient at controlling frustration that can cause some material loss since I do not have much an attachment to material things, I think I have lost many umbrellas on rainy days; I forget them in taxis, stores, friends’ houses and I do not get frustrated because of it. While having to work with unpunctual people, well, this makes me want to run away.

For each person it’s different, but it’s important to establish what frustrates you.

“ The road to success is full of obstacles and frustrations. How can you make them part of success? —DR. LIANA C. SáENZ

I recently attended a talk given by Barbara Corcoran, a businesswoman, millionaire, and famous for her participation as an investor in the “Shark Tank” TV program, and it struck me that one of the secrets of success she shared was: “be grateful at failure.” Basically, she ensures that only those who have the ability to overcome frustration and failure quickly can achieve success. This reflection makes a lot of sense since the road to success is full of obstacles and adverse situations.

How to deal with frustration, overcome it and make it part of success? I would like to suggest some simple tips:

• Do not look for perfection in what you create, nor in those around you, it does not exist;
• If you need time to walk, take a deep breath, eat a piece of chocolate or have a coffee, take it to reduce tension and recharge energy;
• Do not expect things to go very well on the first attempt, keep trying until you reach excellence;
• Maintain a positive attitude in any situation and avoid thinking about failure, it is really just another challenge;
• Keep perspective towards what is being achieved and not what you have had to do to achieve it;
• Convert frustration and failure into the experience; reflect on it, what is the lesson for you and your team?;
• Focus on the factors that delay better results, avoid excuses in accepting what happened and take immediate action to correct them.

If your desire is to keep the best talent in your teams and help it succeeds. A unique Group Coaching program is a powerful solution to develop your team trust, commitment, and cohesive alignment with a team and organization’s vision. Let’s have a conversation on how LEADINFORCE will benefit you, your team and your organization.

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Have you ever been told that a color looks great on you and the first thing that comes to your mind is that it was a not very sincere compliment? Then, at the first chance you get, you go to the mirror to verify if that compliment was true or not? The way you view others is determined by who you are. What is your perception of the members of your team?

In the previous blog, I was pointing out how essential it is for all members of the team to develop the correct attitude towards relationships. Now let’s talk about how valuable it is to understand that “the way you see others is a reflection of yourself” and what can you do about it?

How do you perceive others?

Examine this question in more detail and have some time for reflection. Observe your relationships with the members of your team and determine if:

• You trust them or, on the contrary, doubt what they do and why they do it;
• Criticize them for what they do or do not do;
• You are negative about them and the results they may have;
• You are interested in them and you think you can help them;
• You like to work as a team player or you prefer to work on your own.

The results will most likely let you know a lot more about yourself than those around you. How you see others is determined by the perspective you have of yourself; as well as how you view life and what you do.

“ You can enrich your teamwork with successful relationships. —DR. LIANA C. SáENZ

What factors determine who you are? And how can you improve your relationships with your team?

You are the result of a group of elements that characterize you. Starting with your personality, the social and cultural environment in which you grew up. We cannot forget the genes you inherited, the experiences you have had in life, as well as the image you have of yourself. Furthermore, the most important elements such us your attitude, education, experience with other cultures, and your close friends or partners that surround you.

In recent years there has been a lot of talk about ‘Emotional Intelligence’ (EI) as a mechanism to manage emotions through self-awareness and self-control to improve our ability to relate successfully. As well as having ’empathy with others’ to develop better relationships. However, these topics seem to have too much controversy, as many consider that they are just another aspect of the personality.

Whether you develop what they call EI or have empathy towards others, I believe that in general, you can enrich your teamwork with successful relationships, if you increase intentionality in:

• Make the decision to improve relationships with others;
• Have a positive self-image;
• Create new experiences and leave behind the negative ones;
• Maintain a positive attitude towards difficult situations;
• Surround yourself with the right people who expand your mind and allow you to grow.

Having successful teams requires several key factors such as a clear and defined vision, functions, an action plan, commitment, leadership, individual and collective abilities, among others. However, none of those factors can give expected results if positive and successful relationships do not exist among team members.

If your desire is to keep the best talent in your teams and help it succeeds. A unique Group Coaching program is a powerful solution to develop your team trust, commitment, and cohesive alignment with a team and organization’s vision. Let’s have a conversation on how LEADINFORCE will benefit you, your team and your organization.

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