This morning I had the pleasure of attending the Sydney Hills Chamber monthly breakfast - with guest speaker Jim Taggart. I was impressed, to say the least - he is an accomplished, wise and inspiring business and community leader.
What I loved about today's business success presentation was Jim's focus on the heart of people - not about what we should or shouldn't do, but about with whom we should aspire to be as a person, at the core. Which then overflows into building the right relationships and business opportunities to achieve business success. After all - business is all about people.
So as Jim began to share his wisdom, he took us through a journey of his life experiences and what he has learned. And in summary it came down to these 6 characteristics:
- Sincerity
- Integrity
- Humility
- Courtesy
- Charity - I love this "Those that are truly happy soar and serve".
You might scan over this list and totally agree, who wouldn't, but do you really apply all these characteristics to all of your business relationships, or do you subscribe to the belief - "It's not personal, it's only business"?
A Challenge
I challenge you to make the conscious switch to applying the abovementioned six qualities to every relationship including; employees, colleagues and competitors.
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