by Johnson Temiloluwa | Apr 5, 2022 | Business & Finance
The name or brand “Dangote” doesn’t sound foreign to you, if it does then you are not a true Nigerian. I could even push further and say not a true African. But I wouldn’t, let’s stop in my country. Recognizing his name and the facts about Dangote means he is doing something right in the business world, hence, someone with his kind of experience with business has a few things about himself and his business that could inspire every businessman. Recently, I wrote about quotes from Dangote that are nugget worthy and will motivate you. In this article, I’ll share with you facts about Dangote and 15 things about him every businessman should know.
Who is Aliko Dangote?
Aliko Dangote is a 64years old business magnate and the richest man in Africa. He is the founder and CEO of the Dangote Group. He was born in Kano, Nigeria and his education was mostly in Egypt, Cairo.
Dangote comes from a well-known business inclined family, he is the grandson of Alhaji Alhassan Dantata; he was the richest person in Africa at the time he was alive. He ventured into business at the age of 21. Aliko Dangote owns the second-largest sugar refinery in the whole world, the largest cement factory in the world (again), one of the largest flour mills in the world, and the number two largest fertilizer plant in the world.
According to Forbes, Dangote is worth $14 billion and has maintained topping the list of the richest men in Africa for more than 10 years.
Dangote is a quintessential and successful businessman and a philanthropist.
next, I’ll be sharing with you the things every businessman should know about him. They will be factual as I will be adding his words to each point.
Things Every Businessman Should Know About Dangote
There are people who think that because Dangote is from a rich successful business family, he is privileged, and not every business owner can learn from him. This notion is understandable but stay with me, the things I’ll be sharing with you will probably change that notion.
Regardless of your money status or how long you’ve been a business person, there’s something you can adopt into your business from knowing these facts about Dangote.
1. Dangote Understands the Need for Passion
Here’s what he said during an interview with Bloomberg when he was asked to share a business hack.
We had already studied doing 300,000 barrels a day back in 2005. At that time I couldn’t even fathom a larger refinery. I had no financial capacity. Then in about 2010, we paid all Dangote Group’s debts, which amounted to $2 billion…We don’t want to listen to the critics, because their intention is to destroy us. We are using our own money. This is my lifetime project. I have to back it up with my own life to make sure it is delivered.
There is no way you can have a population of 320 million in West Africa and no self-sufficiency. So the first thing to do is food security. We have land, we have water, we have the climate—we shouldn’t be a massive importer of food. With modern farming, you can get 8 to 10 tons per hectare. I believe Dangote Group is in the right position to drive this trajectory.
This statement oozes passion from every angle. He had a huge amount of debt to pay but his passion for what he does as a business kept him going. Among many other things, It takes passion to keep at a business, especially failure to some extent looms.
Also, I believe that before a business, there’s a person behind it, and there’s a passion driving the business in the person. Do you get it?
2. Dangote is Hungry for Success and Confident While at it
In the interview he had with Bloomberg, he said a lot of inspiring things and I’ll point out one of them again.
Beginning in 2020 our major investment will be in the U.S. and Europe… Beginning in 2020, 60 percent of our future investments will be outside Africa, so we can have a balance.
Let’s say that by 2025, I’m looking at [putting in] between $20 billion and $50 billion [in Europe or the U.S].
Our business strategy has always been like that, yes. We don’t want to be No. 2 in anything that we do. We want to be No. 1. Worst case, we can be No. 2 but targeted to become No. 1
Put in mind, this was a well-successful man already. Everyone knew how successful he was but, he was hungry for more success and it kept him on his toes to do more, be more, and have more.
3. Provide Valuable Goods and Services
When Dangote was asked why he chose to be involved with cement. His reply would shock you;
I think actually what I figured out was looking at the entire African continent, especially sub-Saharan, and saying, “What do we actually produce?” What I learned is that the majority of African countries imported cement. The better way, I thought, would be to empower Africa – to meet our own infrastructural needs so that we could be more self-sufficient.
Personally, I think this is where business owners get it wrong. They provide a service that is not a solution. Dangote realized a sector that was lacking and built a business up from there. Dear business owner, before venturing into a business, make sure to find what solution it will provide.
4. Dangote is Thoughtful
There’s a trend that goes on around business owners which is taking up an interest in selling what is trendy and popular. Dangote thinks otherwise and he did differently. Here’s what he said:
The majority of people here made their money through oil. But Dangote has never ever dealt in oil, which is to prove that you don’t have to be in oil. In Nigeria, oil has really damaged our thinking. Everyone is thinking about oil, oil, oil. And we are one company that has made a success without doing that.
Business owners, you do not have to follow the trend of what other business people do. Look carefully, there’s something else to be done. Think deeply, relating to the previous point, there is a solution that people need, you just have to find it.
5. Dangote Is Bold and Daring
There’s a saying that, “only a bold man makes the bold moves”. Before a business gets successful, an entrepreneur must have taken a move that was out of their comfort zone. Can you think of yourself as being bold? No? A business person should be able to do this and this is one of the facts about Dangote that I find really inspiring as someone that is interested in business.
We make a lot of bold moves, which other people find really difficult to take. We always dream very big, and we’re committed to investing in Africa… the only way to move Africa forward is for people like us to take very bold moves. I never worry about being too bold. In business it’s good to be aggressive, but with a human face.
The above statement is what Dangote said in a recent interview.
6. Dangote is Consistent
What makes a business known for the value it has to offer is the consistency in the running of the business.
Dangote says:
To hold on to consistency, find ways to remove hitches that come with entrepreneurship.
7. Dangote Appreciates People and Hire the Smart Ones
I always make sure I hire people smarter than me.
A business only thrives when there are various heads with different brilliant task execution. Dangote is aware of this so he hires smarter people, that way, things get done with the help of these people’s brains.
8. Dangote Wants to Make People Happy
He said:
My grandfather once told me the soul of business is not making money, it is making people happy and I have held on to it
9. Dangote Embraces Competition
Don’t kill the competition. Competition is healthy for businesses. It keeps you the entrepreneur on your toes.
He sees competition as an opportunity to be better and do better.
10. Dangote Is a Big Dreamer but Knows the Importance of Starting Small
To build a successful business, you must start small and dream big
Any business has its early beginning which is definitely small. He encourages starting small with the hope that it gets big and better.
11. Dangote Makes Tough Decisions to Keep His Company Afloat
If I had challenges in my company, I would not hesitate to sell assets to remain afloat, to get to the better times, because it doesn’t make any sense for me to keep any assets and then suffocate the whole organization.
He is aware and knows when certain risks should be taken.
12. Dangote is Patient
You could easily tell that hard work and perseverance go hand in hand with patience. We often hear people say patience is worth it, yet we don’t practice it. I did and look how well it worked out for me.
Dear business owner, be patient. It takes time to build anything.
13. Dangote Makes Adequate Research About Business
The most dangerous thing for an entrepreneur to do is to actually go into a business that he does not understand fully.
Do not, I repeat, do not venture when you don’t understand. This is one of the facts about Dangote that I find admirable. Every business owner should do this
14. Dangote Started to Build With Ambition
If you don’t have ambition, you shouldn’t be alive.
Ambition is basically what you want from life. Dangote chose the business part and he followed through with it.
15. Dangote Knows When to Sleep
I cannot stress this enough, it’s okay to be passionate about your business but know when to sleep. Know when to rest and build the body. Dangote says:
Exercise is better than any medicine I can take; exercise and sleep.
Don’t wait until you fall sick, If the richest man in Africa prioritizes exercise and sleep, who are you not to?
Conclusion
Every single point and fact about Dangote in business can increase your process as a business owner, you just have to take what you need and make use of it.
While you are here, this is the best time to read the effective qualities every entrepreneur should have.
I wish you a successful business. Cheers to your growth!
FAQs
What is Dangote slogan?
“Building prosperity and self-sufficiency.”
What is Dangote full name?
Alhaji Aliko Dangote
How much does Dangote make in a day?
Dangote makes around 15 million a day
What is Dangote’s position in the world?
He is the richest man in the continent of Africa for 1, 2, 3…11th year. Yes, you are seeing right.
What type of company is Dangote?
Dangote is a Nigerian multinational industrial conglomerate and its position is the largest corporation in West Africa and also one of the largest in Africa.
What has Dangote done for Nigeria?
The list is quite lengthy but the most notable and world-recognized one is this; In the year 2021, Dangote (Cement sector) moved to erect the biggest cement plant in Africa in Southwest Nigeria. With this, It made Nigeria a cement exporting country.
Who gave Dangote money to start business?
His uncle; Sanusi Abdulkadir Dantata gave Dangote money to start business. Dangote was the one that actually requested the loan.
by Michelle Anama Abari | Mar 29, 2022 | Business & Finance
The feeling that the challenge of starting a successful business is too big is a primary obstacle many entrepreneurs see blocking their road to financial independence. Part of the reason why businesses fail these days is that most entrepreneurs do not know the tips for growing a successful business.
I don’t have my business to my name, but I have learned new skills, generated networks, and other essential things that accompanied my growth in business. These lessons made me affiliate to some businesses and I can say that I have worked with entrepreneurs who saw it fit to help give tips on growing a successful business and most are successful, so why not take their advice?
Starting a business feels more manageable to entrepreneurs when you follow a straightforward, step-by-step process. Here are valuable tips on growing a successful business.
Valuable Tips on Starting a Successful Business
1. Don’t Make Money Your Main Goal
Don’t get me wrong, money is a goal in every business, but it should not be the golden goal in a business because if it is, you stand to lose everything, even your startup capital.
There are a lot of Ponzi schemes on the internet that most people have fallen and still fall into, including me. Before I started writing and selling cars, I got scammed through this invest little and get a million naira within 2 days. I mean, anyone reading this would know it is not possible, but because I put money first, I lost all my money. The sad part is that young entrepreneurs fall into scams like this. All the content that claims to help you make money is just another deep hole dug by a creator who is looking to use you as bait.
After I got scammed, the first lesson I learned was that to make money, you need to provide value to a business or person. You can use YouTube to learn new skills instead of watching quick money cash.
The point here is, to grow a successful business, you should not make money the main goal, all businesses lose money every time, just brace yourself for the loss and also the profits.
2. Make a Plan and Set Goals
Goals are the fuel that keeps your ambitions running. Without goals and plans, it is like you are on a journey to an unknown destination without a map. Goals and plans are maps especially when it comes to business, for good guidance and direction.
If there is one thing most successful entrepreneurs have mastered in growing a successful business, it is how to set goals and then follow through on achieving those goals until they have reached their destination. A business plan is a road map every entrepreneur needs, to get the desired goal.
If you are looking for a way to grow a successful business, then have a plan, work towards achieving it, and set goals towards your success.
3. Get Your First Customer
The mistakes most young entrepreneurs do is that they target hard customers and also offer free services. I mean, you can’t offer free services when you don’t even have anything to back it up with. I for one have tried targeting hard customers, especially celebrities on social media to buy cars and I will tell you, they will NEVER answer you. Go for customers who are on your level and want to buy your product.
Your first customer should be businesses or individuals who intensively have the problem you are solving. They are ready to pay and work with startups. You can start your journey by creating a social media account on Instagram for instance, that way you would be pitching your business to investors, and customers by posting about solving your problem. By doing this, you can also get your target audience.
4. Fuel Your Vision with Perseverance
A scene in the famous series, Game Of Throne, where Stannis Baratheon was being advised about the lack of wisdom in starting a battle in the snow. He responded…
“We march to victory or we march to defeat, but we go forward, only forward”.
Sometimes, when things get tough on your path as an entrepreneur, you have to commit yourself to move forward, regardless of the discomfort and fear surrounding the next steps. By doing this as an entrepreneur, you are also growing your business!
5. Understand the Rewards and Risks
Most young entrepreneurs just start up their businesses with the sole aim of getting rich on time and living their best life without taking into account risks and rewards. I mean nothing comes easy without making sacrifices to get the desired goal. These are small business tips entrepreneurs looking to grow a successful business should follow.
The key to being successful is taking calculated risks, to help your business grow.
6. Be Dedicated
I have this friend of mine who has a business in the automobile industry, he sells and buys most brands of cars and also imports and exports cars. He is a car guy and he is doing exceptionally well if I do say so myself. He told me, on his journey as an entrepreneur, what helped him were 4 main virtues which are: Dedication, Discipline, Applicable Wisdom, and a Strong Mindset knowing that whatever you put your mind to will yield positive results.
Just knowing about this, you get to see that motivation alone does not always get you where you want to be as an entrepreneur, most times its dedication, discipline, applicable wisdom, and a strong mindset that gets you far as an entrepreneur and also helps you grow a successful business.
7. Be Consistent
Consistency is a key component to making money in business. You have to keep doing what is necessary to be successful day in and day out. This creates long-term positive habits.
Consistency is a very strong virtue and value that every entrepreneur needs to grow a successful business. If you want to get good at something, you have to keep doing the best thing to yield good results. I mean, no successful entrepreneur will tell you they had it easy on their journey to success. You have to be consistent, make new habits and just keep going no matter what for you to grow a successful business.
8. By Creating Your Brand Personality
Most of my friends usually tell me that they can’t compete with large-scale businesses that have gone far or even successful businesses. I just go ahead to tell them that they can compete with large-scale enterprises by just being themselves.
What I have learned with customers is that they want people and businesses they can connect with on all levels in business. Your values, authenticity, and vision are what separate you from other businesses. Build your brand name by putting more “you” into your business. Just be yourself!
9. Put Your Employees First
A lot of young entrepreneurs don’t know how to work as a team and this causes their business to crash on time. If you can’t handle your teammates, then how do you expect to treat your customers? If you treat your employees with disrespect then be rest assured they will run your business to the ground.
You have to learn to work with the people under you, to gain their trust, you have to learn to take criticisms as a lesson to learn and areas to amend rather than insults. Also, you have to be flexible with your employees and your business, that is being humble and calculated. Doing this will help your business grow successfully.
10. Be Good at What You Do
As we grow up in life, we have to know what we are good at and where we fit in, if you don’t fit in, then you have to find your path.
The same thing applies to growing a successful business. A tip for growing a successful business is finding your path, by looking for your niche, you will be solving problems and growing a successful business. Looking at successful entrepreneurs, you will find that there are all doing what they are good at and are excelling in it, for instance, Elon Musk in the automobile industry, Bill Gates in the technology industry, Michael Jordan in the footwear industry, amongst others. These were people who found their niche and used it to solve problems.
Conclusion
Entrepreneurship is not easy in its light, but there are ways to grow a successful business. You have to be consistent in whatever you are doing to be on top.
Entrepreneurs need to know that starting and maintaining a business is not as easy as most people paint it to be, you have to be strong both mentally and emotionally to handle whatever is thrown at you during your journey to being a successful entrepreneur.
But the best thing to know is that once you have gotten an understanding of tips for growing a business, everything else becomes easy to handle.
FAQs
What are the tips to grow a successful business?
Some tips on growing a successful business are, getting organized, being creative, staying focused, and providing great service.
What skills do you need to be successful in business?
Some entrepreneurial skills are, good leadership, financial management, networking, problem-solving, and time management.
Why is growth relevant to the success of a business?
It is crucial for the long-term survival of a business because it helps to acquire assets, attract new talent, and fund investments. It also drives business performance and profit.
How can I make my business grow?
You can make your business grow by knowing your competitors, identifying new opportunities, managing time, and solving problems.
How can i promote my business?
You can promote your business by, using social media, paying for advertisement, creating engaging content, getting involved in an online community.
by Happiness Hassan | Mar 27, 2022 | Family & Parenting
Setting rules helps everything go as planned. However, when it comes to parenting, flexible parenting plans should be adapted in place of rules. This is because rules have consequences attached to them and these consequences hurt children. Furthermore, consistency style in parenting views rules as the basis of the relationship between parents and their kids. Sadly, in such homes parents will unconsciously force their will on their children and their kids have nothing to say but to obey in silence. In contrast, learning how to be a flexible parent is all you need to inculcate both discipline and love as your parenting style. This in turn, boosts the love bond between you and your kids.
What is Flexible Parenting?
A flexible parenting style is a parenting approach that works based on teamwork between parents and their kids. In other words, parents aren’t rigid in their dealings with their kids but are open to new possibilities, considering the needs of everyone involved before a conclusion can be reached about a matter. Indeed there is no such thing as perfect parenting, similarly, being authoritative doesn’t make you a good parent, rather creates a separation between you and your kids.
Why is Flexibility More Important than Consistency in Parenting?
1. Flexible Parenting Enhances Effective Communication
Exchange of pleasantries with your kids every morning when you wake up and each time you return from work isn’t tagged effective communication. As a parent you need to know deep things about your kids; their challenges, fears, likes, dislikes, what’s bothering them and more.However, a flexible parenting plan will help you loosen up your rules by boosting effective communication between you and your kids.
2. Builds Self-confidence in Children
Being flexible means you’re open to the opinion of your kids regarding certain decisions. Interestingly, allowing your kids to make suggestions and decisions by themselves is one way of boosting self-confidence in children. In addition, they will feel valued and cared for because they now know you have their needs at heart and not just imposing your will on them.
3. Enhances a State of Mindfulness and Calmness
The state of being mindful isn’t restricted to meditative techniques of calmness, but a flexible parenting plan also guarantees calmness in your life as a parent. How? By bringing you into the consciousness that your kids will do the right thing even in your absence. Oftentimes, parents set rules to control the behavior of their children when away, but this shouldn’t be as it indirectly affects the self-esteem of your children.
4. Boost Self-discipline in Children
Rules aren’t what make children self-discipline rather it makes them feel controlled and may never grow up to be emotionally mature. But, as you begin to understand how to be a flexible parent it becomes easier for you to teach your children instead of controlling them. In essence, teach your kids about the rights and wrongs they deserve to know. This method helps kids feel empowered and take responsibility for their life even as they grow up.
5. Problem-Solving Skills
Kids learn how to be independent as they grow up through problem-solving. Yes, you’re their parents and are expected to provide solutions to all their problems, but spice things up by frequently letting them think through their problems and provide solutions. Their solutions may not be perfect but at least they have learned something tangible through that experience. Most importantly, problem-solving skills boost the intelligence quotient of children.
How Do I Become a Flexible Parent?
1. Choice Teamwork Over Self-centeredness
Oftentimes, parents feel they are fulfilling their parenting duty by doing everything as regards the family alone. This might sound great but it’s a form of self-centeredness. Sadly, some parents make family decisions without considering their spouses, not to mention their kids. If you must learn how to be a flexible parent you should willingly embrace teamwork.
For instance, don’t do the house chores alone while your kids stay back and watch you. In response to this, assigned household chores for kids to them, in addition, working together as a family boosts unity and strengthens the love bond.
2. Be Open to New Ideas
Everything is subjected to change even in parenting. Therefore, stop using the same parenting approach your parents use to bring you up on your kids. I’m not saying it’s wrong but those parenting styles that are outdated due to changes in times and environment should be modified. In essence, inculcating a flexible parenting plan involves accepting new ideas that work. Remember we learn every day, so, be open to learning from friends, family, experiences, situations, parenting books, and even from your children.
3. Involve Your Children in Making Decision
Don’t assume you know what’s best for your children, as you may not be correct at all times. Therefore, feel free to involve your children in making decisions, their contribution might be little but it can also be a pointer to the solution needed. The importance of children making decisions can’t be overemphasized because it helps them become independent, disciplined, responsible, emotional, and socially mature among other benefits.
4. Listen to Your Children More Often
As a parent when things go wrong or your kids make mistakes don’t be quick to act in anger by giving them tedious punishment. In contrast, hear them out, get to understand what led to the mistake, and see where you can help. This parenting approach makes your kids feel understood and secure to always run to you for help when things go wrong. Furthermore, to avoid acting out in anger you should learn how to identify and control your emotions, this will guide you on how to maintain your peace amidst unpleasant situations and take the best possible actions.
5. Teach Your Children
Most parents interchange teaching with controlling. Hence, they find them trapped in the web of using force to make their children obey them. This parenting approach only deprives you of having a healthy relationship with your children. Therefore, teaching your children the do’s and don’t of life is a basic requirement in the flexible parenting plan. The moment your children can differentiate between right and wrong and the results attached to both decisions, I assure you they will always go for the best option.
6. Prioritize Your Self Care
Parents who are plagued with mental and emotional issues like anger, depression, emotional neglect, bipolar disorder, anxiety among other disorders tend to be authoritative— using force to make things go their way. This approach doesn’t make things better but seeking medical help will improve their condition. Perhaps, you desire to learn how to be a flexible parent amidst your mental and emotional issues, it’s great but the first step to begin is by seeking medical help to avoid hurting yourself and your kids any further.
7. Practice More of Acceptance
Acceptance in this context means accepting the feelings and emotions of your kids. In other words, learning to be more empathetic, by doing so you will be mindful of how you set rules and make decisions. This attitude guides you in taking into consideration what your kids will feel when you take that decision you’re about to take. Better still, put yourself in their shoes and analyze the outcome if you were to be at the receiving end of that decision.
Conclusion
There are no set rules and guidelines for parenting and this is what makes learning how to be a flexible parent of great necessity. It’s on the wings of flexibility you’re able to do things differently, adapt to the methods that work, say no to unprofitable rules. Most importantly, place the love you have for your kids above every parenting decision.
Therefore, as a parent what’s your experience with flexible parenting approach?
FAQs
What are the 4 types of parenting styles?
Permissive parenting (lenient attitude from parents who only steps in when issues get serious), authoritarian parenting (Parents impose their will/authority on children without consideration), Neglectful parenting (nonchalant attitude from parents, having fewer rules, guidance and parenting attention) authoritative parenting (Uses rules with consequences, considering the children)
Why should parents be flexible?
Giving a child proper upbringing is only achieved when there is a healthy relationship between parents and their children. In other words, adopting a flexible parenting approach helps enhance the relationship with your children. Hence, your children become open to telling you things and run to you for solutions at any time.
What is soft parenting?
Soft parenting is a parenting style involving fewer rules and regulations and giving more attention to a child’s emotions. In essence, parents are more concerned about their children’s emotions and wouldn’t do anything to hurt them. This parenting approach is one way to make a child emotionally mature.
What parenting style is the best?
Research has revealed that an authoritative parenting style has great benefits to a child. This style still utilizes rules with consequences attached but involves positive discipline and welcomes a child’s opinion. This in turn makes a child self-disciplined and becomes more responsible.
How do I know if I’m a flexible parent?
Being flexible in parenting isn’t a day job but takes a series of processes. However, the main sign that shows you’re becoming a flexible parent is when your children become free to tell you everything about themselves without fear or constraints.
by Abu Hafsah | Sep 13, 2021 | Personal Growth
There are two types of workers in a workplace, the boss and their subordinates. Whichever one you are, do you wish to know how to get people to like you at work? Of course, I know yes.
Your workplace is where you spend a better part of your day at. Since that’s the case, you would want to make a good or habitable place for yourself so that you could be happy. You can be happy only when you’re being liked by your co-workers, subordinates, or heads.
To be more likeable in your workplace, you need to know and have some attributes that will make it very difficult for your boss, co-workers, or your subordinates not to like you. Let’s go through them one after the other.
11 Ways to Be More Likeable at Work
1. Be Yourself
One of the ways to get people to like you at work is by being yourself and nobody else. You being the boss or a subordinate, never try to be who you are not in all ways. As the boss, your co-workers will see you as irresponsible and as a subordinate, your co-workers and boss will see you as fake and will tend not to like you, even those with your kind of attitude! You wouldn’t want that, would you?
Let them like you for who you are. You don’t have to be fake about yourself. Be real!
2. Be Consistent
You are said to be consistent if you tend to always behave in the same way, have the same attitudes towards people and things, or achieve the same or higher level of success in things you do.
Whatever you do (as the boss or subordinate), ensure that nothing stops you from being consistent at your work. Everyone loves people who are consistent in doing something as long as it is positive, except for a crazy few. Your co-workers will like you, your boss will like you, and the entire management will like you. Some of your co-workers could take you as their mentor and always be looking up to you in everything related to the work that they do.
3. Avoid Distractions
When thinking of how to get people to like you at work, stay or put away anything or anyone that may tend to distract you from discharging your duties effectively. Mobile phones are the number one way of distracting people from working. Therefore, keep your phones most of the time away from you, make and answer only phone calls that are important or related to your work.
If there happens to be this cute guy or beautiful lady co-worker you’ve been eyeing or attracted to, you need to try and focus less on them. You could change the position of your desk if it happens to be positioned facing theirs. Your head should always be on what you are doing if they happen to be passing by you, or when they do that regularly.
Just find a positive way. Your boss and co-workers will see you as professional.
4. Be Professional
Being professional at work means you being reliable, setting your high standards, and indicating or showing that you care very much about your job and how you relate with your boss or co-workers. It also involves you being organized, industrious, and holding yourself accountable for any mistake committed by you as a result of your actions, words, or thoughts.
Always have the interest of your job at heart. Anything related to the job should be given top priority. Refrain from calling people by their nicknames, but rather, their names. They will like you.
5. To Get People to Like You at Work, Be Friendly
Being friendly to your co-workers or subordinates is one of the ‘hows’ to get people to like you at work. Make yourself approachable for them whenever they need your help, assistance, or advice on something related to work, or even outside of it. Let everyone be your friend and be sure to have different comfort zones for each co-worker or subordinate depending on their attitudes. This is will earn you respect and likes by if not all, the majority of your co-workers and heads in the organization or workplace.
However, do not be too friendly that your co-workers will see you as unserious, after all, too much of everything is bad. And as the boss, do not be too bossy, be something in between hard and soft.
6. Be Diligent with Work
You should endeavour to have or show care and conscientiousness in your work or duties. This isn’t common in workplaces in Nigeria, most especially government-owned. You don’t need to be like everyone, always be different in a positive way. Do things the right way regardless of how pressured you are to do them.
This will make others, who aren’t like you, want to be like you, and others like you, like you more.
7. Mind Your Business
Justice means minding one’s own business and not meddling with other men’s concerns.
Plato
How to get people to like you at work? Focus only on works assigned to you and do not go beyond your area of jurisdiction. Do not interfere or meddle in other peoples’ affairs, except when invited. In that case, you should do the needful.
Looking for one of the ways to get people to like you at work? This is.
8. How to Get People to Like You at Work? Be Punctual
One of the ways to get people to like you at work is by being punctual in everything that you do. Most Nigerians are known to be not punctual in almost every aspect of their lives. If they have the chance, they come to work way after the reporting time and leave before the closing time. You for one shouldn’t do that.
Endeavour to always arrive at the right time, and close at the stipulated time. There may be some that will tag you as ‘over sabi’, don’t be discouraged, they want to be like you deep within them, but have not the balls to be so. This will make people at your work envy, like, and want to be like you.
9. Be Honest and Truthful
You are said to be truthful if you are reliable, taken seriously, respected, honoured, and endowed with a reputation. In this context, honesty and truthfulness are synonymous.
Always say the truth and nothing but the truth. Do not be deceptive to your boss or co-workers. Say, something got spoilt and your boss asks who was behind it, say you are if you were. Perhaps, the boss may get angry and react unbearably, but then, they will love your spirit of truthfulness. Now, whenever anything or a role comes up and is required to be handled or headed by a truthful person, you may be number one on their list.
Being truthful should be an outfit that everyone should wear within and outside of the workplace.
10. Be Caring
Be someone that shows kindness or concern about your colleagues. Don’t be indifferent. Congratulate your co-workers when they are promoted, advise them when they make mistakes, speak kindly to them in general and when they are been scolded by their superiors, show concern when an unpleasant thing happens to them at work or outside of work, and all that. Always make compliments where necessary.
When you are caring, you do not need to bother on how to get people to like you at work because they will. No doubt about it.
11. Avoid Unpleasant Competition
Competition is something one can hardly avoid at workplaces when you find yourself in a situation in a competitive workplace, like the banking job or you being a sales representative.
Some are pleasant while others aren’t. It is said to be pleasant when the parties competing have no grudges against each other whatsoever to attain a position, while it is said to be unpleasant when the reverse is the case. Avoid being in an unpleasant competition with your co-workers. Don’t mind them when they have grudges on you, just do your thing. If you succeed, fine, if you don’t, also fine.
When your boss or co-worker sees you like that, the respect they have for you will skyrocket
Conclusion
People like to be loved by everyone, except for a few abnormal ones who don’t. The above-mentioned points will go a long way in helping you get loved by everyone or the majority in your workplace.
Are you still worrying about how to get people to like you at work? I guess not anymore.
Tell me what you think about this write-up in the comments section and tell me if I missed out on any important point. Thank you.
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