Dale Carnegie knew that one of the most effective ways of winning over people was to make them feel important. In his book, How to Develop Self Confidence & Influence People by Public Speaking, he tells the story of Claude Marais, a restaurant owner in Rouen, France, who used this principle and saved his restaurant…
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Always be Yourself in Your Business and Personal Life
Angelo Patri once wrote, “Nobody is so miserable as he who longs to be somebody and something other than the person he is in body and mind.” Legendary Hollywood director, Sam Wood, said the greatest headache he has with aspiring young actors is exactly this problem: to make them be themselves. They all want to…
Always Avoid the Acute Angle
Dale Carnegie knew that the best way to win an argument was to avoid it in the first place. One night during a dinner he attended in honor of Sir Ross Smith, a man sitting next to him told a humorous story which hinged on the quotation, “There’s a divinity that shapes our ends, rough-hew…
Define Your Leadership Style and Tendencies
When we interact with someone whose leadership styles and tendencies are similar to our own, communication is relatively easy. However, when we work with people whose leadership style is different from our own, communication and cooperation can be challenging. Dale Carnegie said the most important element of working with different leadership styles is flexibility—our willingness…