Your Attitude Is Showing: A Primer of Human Relations, Tenth Edition
by Sharon Lund O’Neil, Elwood N. Chapman
Underestimating Others
The second of the six big mistakes, according to human resources people, is that of underestimating others.
A superior or co-worker may not appear to be doing much from your limited perspective. You might, therefore, wrongly assume that he (or she) is coasting. Assuming could be a big mistake.
Here is a simple case to emphasize the point.
Henry. Once Henry completed the 30-day training program of his new job with a major metropolitan department store, he was assigned to Ms. Smith, the manager of inexpensive women’s apparel.
Henry soon discovered that he was part of a rather hectic operation. Merchandise moved in and out of the department quickly. Ms. Smith was not an impressive person to Henry. Her desk was disorderly. ...
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