Shot 215: GOOD GUYS

Shot 215:  GOOD GUYS

Shot 215: GOOD GUYS

— To follow is a bullet of wisdom on leadership.  It comes from Tom’s rifle, named Shot, who has seen it all.  You’ll get the drift by clicking Blog in the menu at www.tomnewhouse.com. 

     DID I SAY “GUYS”?    I guess I did.  To us rifles there are good guys and bad guys, and they come in either gender.  And regardless of gender, if I didn’t like you, I didn’t trust you.

     In that way, Shot is like most people:  If they don’t like you, they don’t trust you.  Oh, you may not want that, but it’s still true.  Think of it from another perspective:  Many people have been tricked by those they took a liking to, because they trusted, albeit errantly.  Back to you:  If you want to be trusted, you usually have to be liked.  Well, you might get by with respect.  But, for sure, you have to build positive relationships to garner trust.