Saturday 10 December 2011

“Do It In Service” Influence Tools

The “Do It In Service” influence tools are all about ensuring that everything you do is for a good cause and that you focus on the value that you are delivering for others (read more about Student to CEO Influence Tools here).

In the words of Chinese Taoist Philosopher Lao Tzu, “A leader is one who serves”. This applies to everything in your life. Whether you are working for someone, or have people working for you, your success lies in helping those around you to succeed. As a leader, this means shielding your team from issues, removing obstacles and enabling them to do their jobs to the utmost of their ability. When working for others, it is all about fulfilling your responsibilities and exceeding expectations to deliver to the needs of those that you are working for.

When you do something for someone, you are helping them. They will appreciate it and it will make you feel good to have helped them. You should not do things to expect anything back: just knowing that you have helped should be enough. However, the great thing about doing things for others is that it creates a feeling of goodwill, it builds good relationships and more often than not, in the future, those people will repay the favour. Not only that, but the more value you deliver to others, the more your reputation will grow in the eyes of others. It will open up new opportunities to help others and lead to more and more success.

“Doing it in service” is in many ways one of the easiest things to do but also one of the most powerful. Whatever you do, think about how you are doing it to help others and make sure you keep this in mind to ensure that you deliver more value and success every day.

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