What if EVERYONE on your team built better relationships?
Being human is your greatest advantage against artificial intelligence. When you connect with empathy, show up consistently, and build relationships intentionally, you perform stronger, collaborate more effectively, and earn trust that lasts.
What type of relationship builder are YOU?
Take 5 minutes to discover your relationship-building style — and unlock smarter ways to connect and thrive.
People who build trust-based relationships are more engaged, more resilient, and more effective at work and in life. The Relationship Building Academy from The Galvanizing Group combines expert coaching, flexible online learning, and actionable tools to help individuals and teams build the connections, communication, and influence that drive performance and growth.
Cohort Coaching
Our proven cohort coaching program helps participants become stronger, more confident connectors within a supportive peer environment.
Online Learning
Our interactive, self-paced online courses build essential relationship-building skills and reshape how people develop trust—in business and beyond.
Books & Resources
Our books, workbooks, and audio programs reinforce key concepts, helping to turn relationship-building principles into lasting habits.
Strategic Relationship Building:
An Essential Skill for Work and Life
As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes a larger part of daily life, one thing remains certain: authentic human connections are the single biggest predictor of personal fulfillment and professional success.
In this video, The Galvanizing Group’s Patrick Galvin discusses the power of emotional intelligence (EI) and how you can use it to build genuine connections that no machine or software can replicate.
This video is from “Emotional Intelligence: Power Your Relationships with EI Not AI,” one of the professional development courses in The Relationship Building Academy™. Click here to learn more.
New! The Daily Connector and The Daily Connector Journal
The Daily Connector: 366 Ways to Galvanize Your Life with Better Relationships is your day-by-day companion on the journey to building better personal and professional relationships. Backed by decades of research, it reveals a straightforward truth: Strong social connections are the foundation of a good life.
Each day, you’ll get actionable tips to strengthen ties with family members, friends, colleagues, clients, and referral partners. For maximum impact, use The Daily Connector Journal: 366 Prompts to Galvanize Your Life with Better Relationships to set goals and keep track of your progress.
The Way We Work: Turning Timeless Principles Into Business Results
For anyone who seeks to make the workplace (and the world) a better place, the business parables of Patrick Galvin’s popular book series The Way are packed with powerful lessons on earning trust, building relationships, and measuring the impact of one’s thoughts, words, and deeds toward others. Organizations including Fannie Mae, Keller Williams, Banner Bank, Guild Mortgage, Safeco Insurance, and the Alliance of Chief Executives are applying the principles of The Way to build stronger, trust-based relationships.
Highlights of Client Work
Cohort Coaching for Fannie Mae's Relationship Managers
Relationship Managers at Fannie Mae participated in a panel discussion to share with their colleagues how they are applying the relationship building lessons they learned as part of The Galvanizing Group®’s Connecting Cohort Coaching Program.
Consulting & Training for Grange Agents & Employees
The Galvanizing Group® has worked with Grange Insurance Association (GIA) on multiple initiatives designed to sharpen the business relationship building skills of its employees and the independent insurance agents that represent the GIA brand.
Inspiring Keller Williams Realtors from the Stage
Keynote speaker and TEDx presenter Patrick Galvin shared business relationship building lessons from his book The Connector’s Way with top agents and real estate professionals at Keller Williams’ Family Reunion, the industry’s largest training event.