Human Relationship Principles for Social Media

Dale Carnegie created 30 human relationship principles that help win friends and influence people. He wrote them in the famous How to Win Friends and Influence People. His principles have stood the test of time. Today let’s look at those principles as they are related to social media interactions. 

1. Don’t criticize, condemn, or comment on other postings.
2. Give honest and sincere likes.
3. Post things that arouse interest in others. 
4. Become genuinely interested in other people’s pictures.
5. Like and share often.
6. Call out others in your shares and posts. 
7. Be a good engager. Encourage others to post about themselves.
8. Share in terms of the other person’s interests. Don’t just talk about your company.
9. Make people in your network feel important - share their posts. 
10. Never argue with others in social media. 
11. Show respect for other person’s opinions. Never dislike a post. 
12. If you offended someone, say sorry quickly and emphatically.
13. Start each day with a positive post.
14. Get the other person to “like, like” immediately.
15. Get others to comment on your posts by asking for responses. 
16. Respond to each comment with encouragement and appreciation. 
17. Try honestly to see things from the other person’s point of view when posting.
18. Think in terms of what you think your network will enjoy reading. 
19. Inspire people with creative and insightful shares. 
20. Dramatize your posts with creative images. 
21. Comment on the post of others to ask for further insights.
22. Thank people for sharing their posts.
23. Call attention to people’s mistakes indirectly by sending them a private message. Never post about a mistake where everyone can read. 
24. Be authentic in your shares. Post real picture of your real life. 
25. Talk about what you are learning. Let others see the real you.
26. Ask questions in your comments instead of giving advice.
27. Connect with everyone. Believe that everyone has something important to share. 
28. Give recommendations to others as you give a person a fine reputation to live up to.
29. Encourage others to share more often.
30. Make the other person happy about reading and sharing your posts.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: 

Ken Gosnell is CEO and Servant Leader of CXP (CEO Experience). CXP is a premier coaching and executive roundtable business that serves Christian CEOs in Washington DC, Maryland, and Florida. Ken serves leaders by helping them and their teams to have great experiences that both transform the leader and their organizations to go further faster. He has worked with hundreds of CEOs and their leadership teams to enhance their strategic, operational and people accomplishments. He is a recognized author and member of the Forbes Coaches Council. He is married to Shonda, and they have four children. You can connect with him at https://www.linkedin.com/in/kengosnell/ 

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