DiMaio's Leadership trait #7. Tact.
Tact is the ability to deal with others without causing ill feelings or offense. It is doing and saying the right thing at the right time. In order to develop tact, do the following:
- Apply the Golden Rule.
- Check yourself for tolerance and patience. If you lack these qualities, make efforts to change.
Ever since I met him, Orrin Woodward, co-author of "Leading the Consumer Rebellion", has treated people tactfully. In fact, he goes out of his way to; 1) find something about every person he meets that he appreciates about them and 2) tell them about it. It's fairly easy not to offend someone when you are looking for something good in them.
Orrin lives the Golden Rule. That's one of the reasons he has such a big team.
Posted by OrrinWoodward
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