10 ways to manage people and get things done

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Many people believe that management techniques are useful only for those whose profession is related to management. In fact, this is a set of techniques that can be applied in any sphere of life where there is a society.
Do not succumb to the provocations of an old harmful neighbor, build proper relationships with children, establish contact with unpleasant relatives or employees, in the end, it is profitable to sell a dacha or even a sofa on FB.
In other words, the set of techniques will work with absolutely all people, regardless of their gender, age, or social status.
As for people in management positions and entrepreneurs, they should first learn how to manage people. Of course, it's not enough just to get some chips from different sites.
Masterful management of people requires a full set of techniques and even a slightly modified worldview.
But I will tell you more about this later, and now - 10 ways that will be useful to you in your career and in life.

1. The right view
There is a special look that makes people consider you, recognize you as a strong opponent at the level of the subconscious.
This view can be useful in any controversial situation, when you want to say that you are worth considering and the decisions here are made by you.
You need to look into the eyes, but not at the surface of the eye, but as if through it, looking into the soul. It turns out a piercing look that declares your determined attitude. And people feel it.

2. Energy pause
To get what they want, people sometimes use the tactless question method when surrounded by other people. In private, you would not hesitate to answer or answer negatively, but in public, you are confused and can agree or answer, so as not to appear greedy, secretive, and so on.
In order not to fall for this bait, you can use the energy pause method. You look the person in the eye as if you're about to respond. It prepares to accept your answer, but you don't respond.
You keep looking at him, but you don't say anything. He looks away in confusion, and then you start talking about something else. After such an event, he will no longer try to force you to answer in public.

3. Pause and reward
Sometimes people try to demand something based solely on the intensity of their demand. In other words, the person basically understands that his demand is groundless, and you understand this.
Nevertheless, he actively and very emotionally demands something, hoping that you will give in, fearing conflict. If you support his tone or start to object, the conflict will take place.
Instead, pause and kindly encourage the person to continue the conversation. Feeling supported, a person will stop getting hot and start talking more calmly.
But even after that, do not stop the silence, nod and encourage him to talk further. The person will begin to explain, then make excuses, and finally apologize.

4. Eye protection
Of course, some techniques are used not only by you and not only consciously. It happens that people unconsciously feel how to act in order to achieve what they want, and they behave like this.
If you notice the other person's gaze, they may use some kind of psychological influence on you, whether consciously or not.
Remember: you don't have to play peek-a-boo with them by accepting the rules of their game. Look him in the eye, smile to let him know that you noticed his gaze and you don't care, and look at other objects.

5. Overcome dislike

Life often confronts us with unpleasant people, with whom we simply have to communicate and maintain good relationships.
To maintain normal communication or get something from this person, you will have to really overcome your dislike for him. And not just by putting on a fake smile, but by being sympathetic and kind.
How do I do this if you're looking at a scandalous, nasty guy?
Imagine him as a small child. If a child behaves badly, it means that he is angry, unhappy or spoiled. In any case, the environment is to blame for this.
Basically, it's true, so you're not even kidding yourself. When you see this person as a child, you can't be angry with them, and people always feel kindness and empathy, and this disarms them.

6. Pressure

Many people put pressure on their employees, relatives, and friends to get what they want. How it looks from the outside: repeated repetition of the same requirements-sometimes soft, then hard, then persistent and emotional, then unobtrusive.
The main purpose of pressure is to deprive you of the hope that requests or demands can be avoided.
The person lets you know that you just can't do it any other way, they will stand their ground until the very end.
What can I do about it? Calling a spade a spade helps a lot. For example, you can immediately ask a person: "Are you pushing me?" As a rule, the person is lost after that. Equally important is the ability to say "no" firmly.

7. The ability to say "no"
You must learn to say "no", this will be very useful in the fight against all sorts of manipulators, among which may be not only obsessive partners, but also your friends or relatives.
You must learn to say exactly that word - "no." Not "it won't work", or "I don't know", or "we'll see", but a firm "no".
Of course, such a categorical refusal is not suitable in all cases, but in some situations it is necessary.

8. Don't explain your refusal
This is also a great skill that is acquired with experience. If you refused someone, said your firm "no", be able to do without explanations and even more so without excuses.
At the same time, you can not feel guilty for refusing without explanation. People feel the inner mood, and if you hesitate inside yourself, they will get comments from you and maybe even persuade you.
And again, it is not always necessary to refuse without explanation, but there are cases when it is necessary.

9. Position without proof
In negotiations, proof of correctness often plays a negative role. Rightness is a state that is transmitted at the level of sensations. You feel that you are right, and other people agree with you.
If you start to prove your position with arguments, it can destroy your confidence in the correctness.
Let's say you make one argument and the other person refutes it. If you then give the second argument, then you agree that the first one was unsuccessful, and this is a loss of your positions and unshakeable faith in your rightness.

10. Commit a new role
If you are taking on a new role - department head, team captain, or any other-you need to immediately register it, indicating your authority. As soon as possible, do something in the new role that you couldn't do in the previous one.
Give an order, make a decision, ask for an answer from your subordinates, and so on. The longer you wait to take on a new role, the more your rights may be curtailed.
 
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