Have a book and a smile
It could be that I’m just a book geek, but when I’m conversing with people at a place such as the Great Ideas Conference, I often find myself referring to a book I’ve read. And many times, the same book may come up over and over again, I can think of Free Prize Inside, Purple Cow, Blink, and The Tipping Point.
Ira Koretsky gave me an idea in his “Six Steps to Mastering Personal Relationships.” I may start to carry a couple of copies of one or two of those books around with me, and when I get into a conversation that is going really well and the book seems to make an especially good point, I’ll give away a copy of the book. I agree with Koretsky when he says such an action has a good chance of leading to a long-lasting collegial relationship.
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