Just a brief quote and a comment this evening to capture a thought that crossed my mind while contemplating differentiators between the great analyst and the good:
Time and experience have shown me that one of the best ways to cultivate relationships of trust and mutual respect with stakeholders and team members is to actively seek out opportunities – even the small ones – to show appreciation for assistance, and acknowledgment for hard work and a job well done.
I don’t know whether being appreciative and showing gratitude is best considered a skill or a habit – it may be a little of both. It won’t likely show up in a competency assessment or a job interview, but it is a rare trait and a real differentiator, and one that I’m confident will give you (and your beneficiaries) great satisfaction as you develop it.
It really is the little things that make a big difference!
I won’t develop it much further this evening, but Heather Mylan-Mains shared another thought on Twitter that I wanted to capture here because I consider it another key differentiator between the the great and the good analyst. It stems from how we choose to react to inter-personal adversity; those real or perceived slights and mistreatments:
We choose how 2 react. No one makes us hold grudges or resentments. Choose 2 give people the benefit of the doubt today
#baot & move forward— Heather Mylan-Mains (@heatherM_M) August 7, 2012
Well said!
What are some other intangibles – traits, if not exactly “skills”, that are real difference makers? Please share them below!
