| | I have had leaders who swore a lot. And I have had other leaders who swore some, but refrained from swearing when I was around out of respect.
Career Builder did an interesting survey a little while back on using foul language in the workplace. They found that over 50% of workers reported they swear in the office and men were more likely to use curse words (54%) than women (47%).
And what was most interesting to me was that 81% surveyed believed that using profanity at work brings the “employee’s professionalism into question. ” Wow!
So why do over 50% do it, and 81% believe...
| | | | | | | My wife has a lot of people who would consider her their best friend. It has always amazed me at her ability to attract people to her. She is one of the most well liked people I know. So what’s her secret?
Do you know how to be more liked? In 25 years of marriage I have learned some things from her. As a leader we would all be wise to practice the art of being more liked.
Now, I can hear you saying, “Mike, leaders don’t have to be liked to be effective.” To that I say...
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