The Galvanizing Blog: Most Recent Posts
Practice Mindful Listening to Build Better Relationships
Strong relationships are the key to personal and professional success. People who build strong relationships are known as connectors, and relationship building—or connecting—is a skilled activity that can be learned, improved, and measured. As a connector, one of the...
Build a Healthy Workplace Culture Based on Trust
Trust is an essential element of every healthy workplace culture and the key to professional advancement. When work relationships are firmly rooted in trust, the result is improved communication and collaboration, greater creativity, increased happiness, and better...
Five Strategies for Building Trust with Remote Employees
It is hard to predict what the future of work looks like for remote employees, but one thing is certain: the 9-to-5 workday that has defined workplace culture for generations is a relic of the past, as is the traditional concept of the office. More and more job...
Do You Build Strategic Relationships?
People with strong relationships are healthier, happier and more likely to perform at their peak to earn more money and achieve greater levels of success. But while all relationships are important, they are not all equal. Simply put, some relationships are more...
The Four-Way Test: A Practical Guide to Ethical Decision Making
What is the line between ethical and unethical behavior? Judging from the news headlines, the answer is not always clear. That's because there is no single, or universal, code of ethical decision making to make our lives easier. Every single day, we rely on our own...
A Return to Office (and a Return to Communication)
“We don’t have the budget right now.” “We decided to go with someone else.” “I don’t have an answer for you.” How many times have I heard similar phrases from my business connections? Not enough. Like most business owners, I would rather hear “no” than hear nothing at...
How to Build Trust with Remote Teams
Remote work was already gaining momentum when the global pandemic hit in early 2020. Abruptly, everything went virtual—and after the initial shock wore off, remote teams began to realize that many of the things they believed could only achieved in the workplace, i.e.,...
Elevate Your Relationship-Building Game
People with strong relationships are healthier, happier, and more likely to perform at their peak to earn more money and achieve greater levels of success. And while all relationships are important, they are not all equal. Simply stated, some relationships are more...
Connect with Your Best Self to Connect Better with Others
Think about the best relationship builders you know. Other than their ability to connect better with others, what do they have in common? Whether introverted or extroverted (they can be both), good relationships builders are likely to share common traits such as: •...
The Galvanizing Group Partners with E-Learning Leader OpenSesame
Founded on the principal that strong trust-based relationships are the key to personal and professional success, The Galvanizing Group is pleased to announce an expanded partnership with e-Learning innovator OpenSesame. Spencer Thornton, Senior Vice President of...
Why Build Strong Business Relationships?
Why do you want to build strong business relationships? Strong business relationships are the key to personal and professional success. People who build them are known as connectors, and connecting is a skilled activity that can be learned, improved, and measured. Ask...
The Next Normal: COVID-19’s Impact on Relationship Building
Giving new meaning to the word tumultuous, the year 2020 radically shifted the way people live and work. Yet despite COVID-19’s impact, one thing remained constant: The importance of building and maintaining strong relationships. A Workforce Transformed The global...