Step 5 Walk Your Talk in .NET framework

Create PDF417 in .NET framework Step 5 Walk Your Talk

I know you ve heard this one before, but this is not about hearing it, it s about doing, because trust will only come alive as a result of reinforcing your words with your actions I have my seminar participants prove this to themselves

by having everyone stand and look at me and follow my directions I tell them to extend their right arm, just as I am doing Next, I tell them to form a circle with their index nger and thumb and place that circle on their cheek As I say cheek, I put my thumb and index nger circle on my chin What happens next is quite comical Most participants look like they have an early onset of Alzheimer s disease because their arm will tremble as they waver between cheek and chin Others place the circle on the chin and can t quite understand what the fuss is all about Typically, only a few participants will follow my clear verbal instructions and place the circle on their cheek Next, I have them look at each other, which results in another salvo of snickers and laughter, and then I have them tell me what happened Of course, they tell me that they were in uenced much more by my actions than by my words The same is true for your team members This is why you must be the role model of everything that you want to have happen in your organization And if you don t like that, it s time to get out of leadership and become a consultant like I did (Sorry, but that is the brutal truth)

High tech increasingly will be the norm as we move toward virtual organizations Without high touch, however, in the form of meetings, organizational retreats, and conferences, trust will wither on the vine There simply is no shortcut to developing trust with another human being It can t be done via the Internet, voice mail, faxes, or other electronic media It requires you to be belly to belly, nose to nose, and eye to eye with another human being so that you can make sure that a person s body language reinforces and supports his words So be sure to get out of your of ce and spend quality time with the people who are responsible for 85 percent of your success your team members

A tourist climbed out of his car in downtown Washington He said to a man who was standing near the curb, Listen, I m only going to be gone a couple of minutes Would you do me a favor and watch my car while I go in the store

What the man huffed Do you realize that I am a member of the United States Senate No, I didn t realize that, the tourist said, but I m in a hurry, so I guess I ll have to trust you anyway

From an employee standpoint, a great place to work is one in which you trust the people you work for, take pride in what you do, and enjoy the people you are working with ROBERT LEVERING

Chief Executive Of cer Janice Maloney was at the end of her wits Her company, consisting of nine of ces in the Baltimore-Washington area, I ll call it the Can-Do Mortgage Co (CDM), was falling apart Sales were down, and this was during the low-interest go-go years where all her competitors were not just thriving but were going through the roof Employee morale was shot Her vice presidents were outright depressed They seemed to be spending more time blaming and avoiding each other than coming up with innovative ideas to solve problems and increase sales Meetings with her vice presidents, the few she still had, were so negative and downright antagonistic that Janice avoided them like the plague Yet day after day her calendar was full,