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How to Get the Most Out of People

Charles Percy was made president of Bell & Howell before he was forty years old. A reporter, fascinated by his rapid rise, asked many people to what they attributed Percy?s success. The answer always came back, ?From the very beginning, he showed a knack for being able to get the most out of other people.? (Joe Griffith, Speaker's Library of Business Quotes)

I?ve Gotten Even

During an air traffic controllers strike, Terry Paulson, author of They Shoot Managers, Don?t They? watched an irate executive belittle a baggage handler that was moving as fast as he could. When Paulson tried to share his empathy from having to put up with such abuse, the baggage handler replied, ?Don?t worry, I?ve already gotten even.? After a brief pause, Paulson asked, ?What do you mean?? He said with a smile on his face, ?He?s going to Chicago, but his bags are going to Japan.?

Buffett on Bridge

Most of us don't see ourselves as we really are, or as others see us. We need to have others honestly tell us how they see us. As Warren Buffet, one of the world's most successful investors said, "Investing is not as tough as being a top-notch bridge player. All it takes is the ability to see things as they really are."

Motivating People as Most Important

?The most important thing I do is motivate people.? (Mike Simmons, CIO, Fidelity Investments, from "Speaker?s Library of Business Stories," Griffith, Joe, Prentice-Hall, Inc., Copyright 1990.

How Hard the Rich Man Works

?So many of our problems could probably be solved if the rich man could find out how badly the poor man lives and if the poor man could find out how hard and long the rich man has to work.? Bob Talbert

On Results and Relationships

?Results depend on relationships.? Donald E. Petersen, past chairman and CEO, Ford

Success Dependant Upon Others

?Few people are successful unless a lot of other people want them to be.? Charlie Brower

See Workers as People, Not Fixtures

?A supervisor has to regard those on the line as ?our people,? not a part of the fixtures. If you?re not capable of doing that, I can?t use you. The last thing I need is the Marine-sergeant type, hassling the troops. It?s got to be somebody who can empathize and relate to people. Other kinds of skills we can teach you." (Donald Port, personnel, Gillette Company)

Dave Barry on Being Nice

A person who is nice to you, but rude to the waiter, is not a nice person. Dave Barry, Dave Barry turns 50 (Crown Books)

Help Yourself By Helping Others

As soon as you feel too old to do a thing, go out and do it. As soon as you feel critical, say something kind in a kindly way. As soon as you feel neglected, send a cheery note to a friend. (Oliver Wilson)

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