5 Ways to Harness the Power of Likability

by John Addison | Jun 5, 2017 | Leadership and Personal Growth | 0 comments

5 Ways to Harness the Power of Likeability

I believe that likeability is the greatest ability. The power of likeability can move you forward in life.

Related: 7 Ways to Be Likeable

There are many people I’ve known in my career who are brilliant, smart, talented—but they are such jerks that people are constantly trying to tear them down. They sabotage themselves every time. So one of the things I always wanted to do in my career, was to have as I moved up, people that want to help me up; if I stumbled, have people want to catch me.

And so you say, “Well John, how do I try to be more likable?”

Smile!
Speak to people.
Learn their names.
Connect with them.
Say something nice.

There’s something you can find to say nice about almost anybody.

Learn to harvest the power of likeability to help you succeed. I believe if we all work on trying to be more likable and less disagreeable, what a great world it would be.

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“The scarcest resource in the world is not oil, it’s leadership.”

As Co-CEO of the largest independent financal services company in North America, John Addison’s skill as a leader was tested and honed daily. He retired in 2015 after taking the company and it’s people to massive heights. He’s just not done helping people get to the top. Today, he’s at the helm of Addison Leadership Group, INC working daily to mentor and educate new leaders.

5 Ways to Harness the Power of Likability