Do Unto Others...

There is an extension to the classical golden rule, sometimes referred to as the "Platinum Rule", propagated by Dr. Tony Alessandra; and it goes like this: "Do unto others as they want you to do unto them". In other words, treat people like they want to be treated. People have different personalities and come from different backgrounds. Particularly in one-to-one situations this suggests that in order to communicate more effectively we need to be good at adapting to the other person.