15 ways to make people respect you immediately

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Being respected is different from being liked.

• Earning respect is about sticking to your convictions and making the best decisions possible.
• We asked two workplace experts to share the best and fastest ways to gain your coworkers' respect.
• Those strategies include keeping your promises, admitting to your mistakes, and being a good listener.

There's a difference between being liked and being respected. Ideally, you'll be both.

But according to Lynn Taylor, a national workplace expert and the author of "Tame Your Terrible Office Tyrant: How to Manage Childish Boss Behavior and Thrive in Your Job," being respected is at least partly about being "steadfast in your convictions." Meaning you "don't always need to please everyone" with your decisions.

We asked Taylor and Michael Kerr, an international business speaker and author of "The Humor Advantage," about the best - and quickest - ways to earn respect at work. Read on for their top tips.