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4 - Be a Leader: How to Change People Without Giving Offense or Arousing Resentment

In A Nutshell Be A Leader

A leader's job often includes changing your people's attitudes and
behavior. Some suggestions to accomplish this:

1 - If You Must Find Fault, This Is The Way To Begin
Principle 1 - Begin with praise and honest appreciation.

2 - How To Criticize-And Not Be Hated For It 
Principle 2 - Call attention to people's mistakes indirectly.

3 - Talk About Your Own Mistakes First
Principle 3 - Talk about your own mistakes before criticizing the other person.

4 - No One Likes To Take Orders
Principle 4 - Ask questions instead of giving direct orders.

5 - Let The Other Person Save Face
Principle 5 - Let the other person save face.

6 - How To Spur People On To Success 
Principle 6 - Praise the slightest improvement and praise every improvement. Be "hearty in your approbation and lavish in your praise."

7 - Give A Dog A Good Name
Principle 7 - Give the other person a fine reputation to live up to.

8 - Make The Fault Seem Easy To Correct 
Principle 8 - Use encouragement. Make the fault seem easy to correct.

9 - Making People Glad To Do What You Want 
Principle 9 - Make the other person happy about doing the thing you suggest.