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Positive consequences of having a sensitive nature as a business person
I define a sensitive person as someone who is affected more than average by their environment and especially by other people’s reactions and emotions.
Traditionally, that trait is viewed as a negative, as something that must be overcome. But that point of view overlooks that being sensitive is also a gift.
Here are 5 of the ways in which sensitivity serves a business owner or manager well:
- A sensitive person tends to have a higher level of empathy, which means that he will treat people as he wants to be treated. As a result, he’ll be trusted by his employees, peers, and clients.
- Being highly attuned to other people’s reaction, the sensitive executive will be able to factor the human element in her decisions. For example, she would foresee that an announcement about the purchase of another company will create uncertainty amongst the staff about their jobs and take steps to reassure them while still being completely honest. As a result, she’ll improve both morale and productivity.
- Having their antenna up and naturally scanning their environment, sensitive people will see faster than others the undercurrents of situations. They make great advisors in negotiations for example.
- Sensitivity is a great asset for teachers, trainers, and coaches, because you will know what your clients think before they can verbalize for themselves, and will become renowned for their ability to help people clarify their confusion.
- Sensitive persons are tuned-in to other realms besides the action-oriented physical reality, so they tend to have high intuition and out-of-the-box thinking. Not bad traits in a quick-changing economy requiring creativity to survive.
Now we all know that sensitivity is not something that’s traditionally been prized in a resume. There are many reasons for this, some valid and some not, and I’ll go over five of the downsides of the trait in the next post.
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It is good to see the good side so that we, sensitive people, can apprecitiate and enjoy with the good side of our nature.