Be adaptable in your dealings with different people.
Being a chameleon is a good thing just so long as you can carry it off. People are all different and if you try to treat them all the same you run the risk of offending them all or at least failing to satisfy any of them. It is a lot easier if you are a parent to understand this. If you have more than one child you will know how essential it is not to treat them the same. When I was a general manger I always felt I could get the best out of my work by being fairly pleasant and quite kind. But there where odd few who didn't respond to the type of behaviour. They couldn't cope and I had to be unpleasant to them to get respond- different strokes for different folks. You have to be adaptable, ready to change quickly depending on what is required of you...(¤)