Flirting with colleagues leads to a successful career

Business flirting: it sounds a bit wrong and maybe it is a bit, but it does work.

With everyone, in every job, in any sector: flirting is the key to success, say experts.

Good luck with it
Flirting comes from French and literally means something like: scattering flowers. You should see it a bit like this: put someone you want to do business with completely in the spotlight, ask a ton of questions, make eye contact, smile and do your best. Then you make someone feel welcome, you put a colleague or potential client or buyer at ease. And that will take you further in your career: if you want success and a good job you have to flirt. Business-wise, that is.

Sexual tension is not necessary at all, so you can also do it perfectly with someone you normally wouldn't be attracted to. That is not necessary. It's about the game: just asking that one personal question about how things are at home with the kids. Just showing interest in those new pair of boots, just out of kindness. According to experts, children are surprisingly good at this: they always engage in conversations without judgment and make immediate contact. They don't look disapproving or have an image of someone in their head before they have had a good conversation with that person. And you should do that at work too. Be polite, kind, cheerful, interested and charming.

Here's how to do it
You gain a favor factor from it. Especially if you are an entrepreneur, it can earn you profit. You should see it this way: in price and quality, many companies hardly differ from each other, but if you are the person who just makes that pleasant contact and after a few days emails again about how it ended with the key that was stuck in the lock or that dog that went into the neighbors' house, then you become liked faster. Being liked at work is always in your favor. Flirting with your colleagues in a good way, even if you are already old and married and a mother and father, is advisable. Interested? You do it about like this:

• Ask sincere questions
• Listen with full attention
• Make a joke
• Make eye contact
• Share something personal
• After a few days, ask a personal question again about something you talked about
• Smile and be a gentleman

By making a little effort, you will get further in your career. This way you get more clients, more money. And don't dive in with that colleague for some adventure. hey, that's exactly what we mean not to do. This time then.