2203: How You Are Silently Signaling Your Co-Workers to Treat You by Karl Staib on Better Work Relationships
Optimal Work DailyOctober 12, 2026
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2203: How You Are Silently Signaling Your Co-Workers to Treat You by Karl Staib on Better Work Relationships

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Episode 2203:

Karl Staib explains that co-workers read a set of silent signals, from a look to the way someone walks into a room, and treat people accordingly, usually without either side noticing. He offers two ways to change what those signals say: treat colleagues like family by listening first and giving more than comes back, and mirror the energy of someone who tries to talk over you rather than shrinking from it. He frames both as emotional intelligence, a skill most people build slowly over the course of a career rather than arrive with.

Read along with the original article(s) here: https://digtofly.com/how-you-are-silently-signaling-your-co-workers-to-treat-you/

Quotes to ponder:

"The best way to be liked is to like others."

"The only way to make friends is to give 60% and only expect 40% back."

"Please don't try to change your personality. You need to be you, but following the social rules at your work will help you get the respect that you need."

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