Connect First: 52 Simple Ways to Ignite Success, Meaning, and Joy at Work

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BE A MAGNET

Become the Person People Want to Be With

I coach my clients to become magnets—the colleagues everyone wants to work with, the people it feels good to be around. When you are a magnet, your comrades are walking toward you at corporate gatherings. When teams are assembled and new opportunities explored, your name is at the top of the list. Impromptu office outings? You get an invite. Being magnetic doesn’t mean you are always extroverted, constantly lauded, or never alone. But it does mean that in your presence, people relax, feel safe, and know that you are on their side. Magnets show up with something interesting to say, eagerly ...