{"id":267,"date":"2013-09-23T09:53:37","date_gmt":"2013-09-23T13:53:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nm.cms-devl.bu.edu\/everett\/?page_id=267"},"modified":"2014-08-06T10:03:32","modified_gmt":"2014-08-06T14:03:32","slug":"empower-your-staff","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/questrom-magazine\/fall13\/empower-your-staff\/","title":{"rendered":"Empower Your Staff"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>1. Help others help themselves<\/strong> When working with people, first understand who they are and where they are in their lives, and accept them without judgment. Then identify the areas in which you can help them develop.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. Embrace conflict<\/strong> Recognize the role of conflict in developing relationships. Conflict is a wound to a relationship; if you clean the wound, even though it\u2019s painful, it will be able to heal.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. 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