What impression are you making on your teammates and associates? Do they see you in the same way you see yourself? We all need to step back and do check on our behaviors. We may unknowingly develop bad interpersonal behavior because of the fast pace of our work and pressure to perform at work and home.
Jennifer Cohen at BusinessInsider.com in “8 Ways You’re Making a Bad Impression Without Realizing It” gives useful suggestions on improving our interpersonal relations. Her tips discuss common behavior like looking at our phone when speaking with others to interrupting people.
8 ways you’re making a bad impression without realizing it
There’s a reason they say the road to hell is paved with good intentions. Through sheer unawareness, we can put others off. Follow these tips, and your good intentions will pave a road over any social pitfall and give your new relationships better ground to stand on. Read more…
Make a Good Impression Recap
Here are a few of my favorites ideas from Jennifer’s article:
The one that surprised me was not ending short text messages with a period. I’m guilty of that one. I think some of our grammar rules go by the wayside in the digital age.