Workplace Strategy: How To Discern People

Many important decisions we make in life and in the workplace are related to people.

However, it is not easy to see a person fairly.

How can we make a quick judgement of a person through first impressions and avoid identifying the potential stocks correctly instead of using them correctly?

The simple way is to use external markers, such as school performance, capital net value, social status, job title and so on.

Social media has given us some new external rating criteria: how many Facebook friends do the person have? Who are our common contacts on LinkedIn? How many followers are there on Twitter?

These external indicators and

It can only reflect one aspect of human beings.

Although they are important, they do not reflect the whole picture of a person.

Some subtle internal factors can better embody the essence of a person. This is the "soft nature" which is easy to be omitted when using external indicators.

Working skills can be taught, but changing a person's personality and attitude is not that simple.

In contrast, the external and technical factors are more intuitive and objective.

There are many difficulties in measuring soft traits, such as wishes or attitudes.

In addition, face to face contact, careful listening and careful observation are essential.

That's why job interview is more like an audition than a quiz about skills.

In the past few years, I have been collecting and thinking some questions, which help me improve my ability to discriminate others, especially with character.

Related aspects.

The following 10 key questions can help you better understand the appearance and incentives of people's inner characteristics under the appearance.

1. what is the percentage of time used to express and listen to this person? Of course, you want to hire people who are confident and not afraid of making a stand, but if a person's ratio of expression and listening is above 60%, you should consider it.

Is it because this person is too arrogant and unwilling to learn from others, or is he just having stage fright, which leads to disorderly and rambling discourse?

2. is this person the energy giver or the winner? Unfortunately, there is a kind of person who carries and emits negative energy at all times. There must be such a person around you.

There is also a kind of person who always exudes positive energy and optimism.

There is an old saying in China that giving roses to a man has fragrance.

The givers of energy are compassionate and generous. They are people who you want to spend time with.

3. in the face of a task, is this person inclined to "action" or "resistance"? Some people immediately enter defensive and critical state when accepting tasks.

Others started to move into the problem solving mode.

For most jobs, you should be inclined to hire second types of people.

4. does this person give you a sense of authenticity or flattery? Those false compliments, like those who are trying to impress you, do not make people feel good.

Truly good people do not need to curry favor with others.

Those who dare to be themselves are pleasant partners in the working environment.

5. what was the spouse of this person? When I was interviewed for an important position, one of my business partners gave me a wonderful idea: going out with the interviewer's spouse, partner, or close friend.

As the saying goes, birds of a feather flock together.

6. how does this person treat strangers? Carefully observe how a person treats a person he never met before. I call it a taxi driver or a waiter's test.

Does this person show his due generosity and kindness? Is he able to talk with drivers or waiters on equal terms, or do he ignore these people and even speak evil?

7. has this person ever been reprinted after a setback? Past experience is important to a person.

Our research found that 2/3 of the subjects who experienced financial or other difficulties in character formation were Guts-dominant in the later stage.

Their pioneering spirit and persistence are of vital importance in the pioneering period.

Compared with premature success, early failures and difficulties play an even more important role in nurture personality.

8. what kind of book has he read? Reading helps us to understand history, broaden our minds and stimulate new thinking.

It can also help you keep abreast of current events.

Though a bit of a generalization, I know most interesting people who love reading.

Reading is the best embodiment of thirst for knowledge.

9. can you do that?

This is a variant of the airport test.

When I was doing my first job a few years ago, I heard of this hypothetical test: ask yourself, how do you feel when you are sleeping with an individual at the airport?

The same question also includes whether you can complete the road trip with this person.

10. do you think this person is self-conscious? My colleagues and I believe that wise leaders must have a prerequisite for a clear understanding of themselves.

Can he face up to his strengths and weaknesses? Can he take measures according to his own understanding? It is more difficult to distinguish this problem than before, but you can judge whether a person is humble or not according to his thinking, what he says, and whether he is consistent.

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