Love Everyone
June 30th, 2009 | Published in Leadership, Life, Quotes | 1 Comment
Love everyone.
We live in a culture of pervasive criticism and snark. We dismiss less-successful-seeming people as losers. We fall into the trap of office politics, aligning with one group or the other, hoping it’s got the inside track. How pointless.
Most people you meet at work—regardless of rank or title—know something you don’t. Many people, again despite where they sit in the hierarchy, can be a mentor to you about something. So try to shed your cynicism and listen to every voice. It will make you smarter and more humble. And if smartness and humility end up being the two main traits people see in you, you’re going to be a winner, no matter what the GDP.
—Jack & Suzy Welch, “Dear Graduate (Crisis Version)“
July 6th, 2009 at 4:38 pm (#)
I totally agree. And I also think that every person that we meet tells us something about ourselves and if we are present, we can learn a lot from this. But we are more tempted to listen to the voice inside our head and start criticizing.