Comments on: Being Nice Makes Good Business Sense

By: lisa

lisa — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 14:36:39 +0000

WONDERFUL Post.thanks for share..more wait .. ?There are certainly a number of particulars like that to take into consideration. That may be a nice point to carry up. I supply the thoughts above as common inspiration but clearly there are questions like the one you convey up the place an important factor will be working in sincere good faith. I don?t know if best practices have emerged round things like that, however I am sure that your job is clearly identified as a good game. Each girls and boys feel the affect of just a moment’s pleasure, for the rest of their lives.

By: Kathy

Kathy — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 00:22:17 +0000

Yes I subscribed to Hound for 2 months – no response from any one – took a major effort to unsubscribe as it’s buried and a phone call no less – I still get emails from Hound even though Harrison advertises that he won’t send email again – interesting contradictions!! Not worth all of his hype …

By: Kendra

Kendra — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 22:45:05 +0000

Well it depends some people do take being nice as a form of weakness. I for one do not. Im a nice person and I am hardworker. Im currently pursuing my Master’s degree and I have noticed throughout my work exeperience some people respect my niceness and others do not.

By: Jennifer Halphen

Jennifer Halphen — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 16:19:08 +0000

I have really enjoyed your advice, personal stories and philosophies. I feel a sense of hope in reading them. Being in the business world for over 20 years and now making what I did 20 years ago, can be underwhelming and stressful while wanting to look for a job that pays more and not getting what I want when I want it. One becomes bitter. Thank you for your freshness, real idealism and perspective. I have felt like I’m a door mat, but, I guess being nice does pay off…eventually. I look forward to your stories. Thanks again. One becomes disheartened and negative so easily these days. We need hope, support and purpose in our lives to carry on in the best way possible!

By: Sarah

Sarah — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 15:22:27 +0000

Yes, I agree we should be nice. I was nice, and I naively expected everyone else to be nice. Unfortunately, others were jealous. They were watching me like a hawk, looking for any possible opportunity to discredit me. I sat there quietly and continued working hard, but it wasn’t enough to get promoted. As Harrison has stated many times, the more successful you are, the more people try to knock you off of your horse. I also like Harrison’s article about “Making yourself known,” and had I spent more time doing this I would have been less vulnerable to malicious gossip. Harrison should sell a course (or counseling service) on how to be nice without being walked all over, how to fight false accusations (orally and in writing), and how to promote yourself in a toxic environment with jealous and competitive coworkers. I had some jealous bosses who gave me mediocre evaluations, when I knew I deserved better. I felt they were scared that I might take their jobs. I wish I had documented my accomplishments more carefully and knew how to state them in writing to be able to refute the mediocre evaluations. I wish there was a writing service that helps people do this.

By: Linda

Linda — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 12:45:45 +0000

I found the article on being nice to be not only true but a basic tenet of life. I practice matrimonial law and I often feel pushed around and abused because I want to talk to the “other side” and see what I can negotiate for my clients instead of litigating in court where no one really wins. I just lost a client because she felt I was not enough of a bully but after a few lost hours of sleep I decided she was better off with someone else and so was I. Being nice, thoughtful, and listening comes back to you over and over again, while it cannot be proven it is a fact and what you send out you get in return. Keep up the positive motivation-I so often need to read something like this.

By: orlando

orlando — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 23:11:06 +0000

The first part of the story would never hold up under cross examination because he assumes too much about the woman and that ain’t nice.

By: Harrison Barnes

Harrison Barnes — Mon, 10 May 2010 16:43:41 +0000

Bristy,

If there is anything I regret in my life it is not always being positive with people. In business it often seems necessary to take an aggressive sort of stance on issues–and in the process you can end up being a real “asshole”. I think your observations are “right on” about being positive are dead on. When you are frank and respectful of people it makes everyone much happier in the long run. There is nothing worse than alienating someone for the long term.

–Harrison

By: forhad hossain

forhad hossain — Sat, 08 May 2010 05:27:30 +0000

Hi Mr Harrison,I like this article. Its a good article. I have always found that being positive and encouraging with people in a genuine and non-patronizing manner is always a good thing to do.Choose positive. You’ll be better for doing it on so many levels.It will helps a lot. Thanx for this post.

By: bristy

bristy — Sat, 08 May 2010 05:15:27 +0000

Great piece here, Harrison.
I have always found that being positive and encouraging with people in a genuine and non-patronizing manner is always a good thing to do.
We choose our actions and our reactions. Always.
And you can be frank with people without being disrespectful and belittling. It’s all in how you choose to talk and behave. Choose positive. You’ll be better for doing it on so many levels.