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Relationship Building Articles
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Why People Buy: It’s About Relationships, Not Advertising
500 billion or $500,000,000,000. That is how much companies around the world spend each year on advertising. The United States accounts for more than $250 billion of that amount. It would stand to reason that advertising works. Why would sophisticated global...
Business Relationship Building is Everyone’s Job
It doesn’t matter what business you are in: Relationships are everything. Not even the most technical, data-driven employee operates in a vacuum. Employees with good relationships are healthier, happier and more likely to advance in their careers. Employers benefit...
Define Your Brand Vision to Build Better Relationships
Connectors connect to give, and not to get—it’s what differentiates connecting from networking. But if you are to be of service, you need to be clear on the values and skills that you bring to the table. Sounds simple, right? There’s just one problem. Too often we...