Five top tips to increase your likeability at work

Regardless of your political leanings, many people would have been saddened by the news of the death of Charles Kennedy. If you look at the tributes paid by many other political leaders and comments from political journalists, he certainly made his mark as Leader of the Liberal Democrats, and as a ‘lovely, genuine and deeply committed public servant’ by the likes of Tony Blair.

Reading some of the comments that people have made had me thinking about how we might all be able to increase our ‘likeability’ ratings in the workplace.

Imagine this: you walk into work and you’re greeted with smiles and enthusiastic ‘hello’s’ from all of your colleagues. You shake hands, get pats on the back and your being there leaves the entire place feeling more uplifted. You’re friends with everyone and even your boss loves you!

If this seems like something that could never possibly happen to you, remember that social skills, like any skills, are completely learn-able.