When we rely too heavily on our own perspectives, we miss out on the diverse and important viewpoints around us. This type of experimentation will facilitate better engagement and maybe even improved results. Provide people with the autonomy that facilitates their self-expression. Remember that there are many alternatives available to reach the same destination. Remember that your way is not the best or only way: We have an innate tendency to become enamored with our own choices.All it takes to put this new mindset into practice is understanding, curiosity, and compromise. This should be the fundamental maxim for effective relationships. It’s time to adopt the “Platinum” Rule: Treat others as they would like to be treated. Although it can be helpful to put yourself in someone else’s shoes, doing so can actually lead to making assumptions based on your own perspective - not theirs. In our modern workplace, with all our different preferences, cultural backgrounds, professional disciplines, ages, genders, sexual orientations, etc., treating others as you would like to be treated isn’t always the best option. By treating people the way we want to be treated, we are most likely treating them inappropriately. What appears to be empathy is, in fact, very self-serving. It’s a splendid concept except for one thing: Everyone is different, and the truth is that in many cases what you’d want done to you is different from what your partner, employee, customer, investor, spouse, or child would want done to them. “Treat others as you would like to be treated.” We’ve all heard the phrase.

We who are not as others