“YOU can’t sit with us!”
If running your biz sometimes feels like you’re back in high school, you’re not alone.
I thought my high school days were well and truly behind me.
BUT during the ep of the i made a thing podcast, I realised that being teased in my teenage years for being poor and dorky affected my relationships with women, and I avoid anything deemed popular or trendy even if it’s IN for a reason.
If you think you may have some childhood hang-ups too, you need to give this ep a listen.
We define what it means to be popular, how you can use your influence for good, and if you need to be liked to be respected.
Topics discussed in this episode:
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What is the difference between popularity and power?
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Why is power seen as bad? While popularity isn’t?
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Do you have to be popular to be successful in business?
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What do you need first? Popularity or power?
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Should you only work with people who are well known?
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How do you build power in your business?
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What makes a good leader?
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How do you build your likeability?
Resources discussed in this episode:
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Why popularity at work matters.
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Likeability is based on others while power is about individual status.
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Why playground politics follow us into adulthood.
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How to increase likeability to boost your business.
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Understanding power, legitimacy and urgency (Rach is drawing on her uni lectures here).
Listen below or head to iTunes or Spotify.
