As you progress in life, your value can shift from your ability to do a task, to your ability to influence others to do a task.
This ability to influence others is refined overtime, so if this hasn’t been on your radar it’s important to start now.
The best way to refine this ability is to understand how people communicate and then communicate on their level. Once you have this awareness, you will see every interaction as an opportunity to add value. Whether that is with your co-workers, your managers, your stakeholders – even your interactions with your local barista.
Take every chance you can to mirror the style of others and in time you will foster more meaningful connections.