The Power of Nice

Hello Women of the World!

Thank you dear Robin Koval, author of the inspiring book The Power of Nice:How to Conquer the Business World with Kindness. The book breaks down the "power" of nice into six "principles" including:

• Positive impressions are like seeds. A smile, a thank-you, a genuine laugh - all seeds. You plant them and forget about them, but underneath the surface, they're growing and expanding.

• You never know. Treat everyone you meet as if he is the most important person in the world - because he is. You never know what could bappen.

• People change. Never forget the potential power of the intern, assistant or receptionist. You have no idea who might become improtant in five, ten or even twenty years.

• Nice must be automatic. You can't "turn on" nice when it benefits you. Nice needs to become habit.

• Negative impressions are like germs. Rude gestures and remarks are like germs - at first you may not see the impact they have, but they are silently infecting you and everyone around you.

• You will know. Even if you never again see a person that you have treated badly, you will know. And that knowing could jeopardize the outcome of other future relationships.

I highly recommend this book! As Marcia Gay Harden cites, "Can you imagine if Enron executives had practiced the Power of Nice?"