60 Managing Relationships

Relationships are at the core of all business these days, so our
ability to manage them is paramount if we are going to be
successful in practically any job.


In today’s episode, cohosts Dr. Tobin Porterfield and Bob Graham
discuss:



How changes in the work world necessitate building more
relationshipsHow to manage relationshipsExamples of well managed
and poorly managed relationshipsThe benefits of managing
relationships with workers, former colleagues, bosses and others




Here are some hints for better managing business relationships:





Make amends. If you have a bad business relationship, fix it.
Now. 

Scroll through your phone contacts every week or two. I
sometimes see someone's contact information that I haven't talked
to and have called or emailed them right away. Everything happens
for a reason.

Find beneficial ways to interact. I like to send articles to
people that I think they might find valuable. They seem to like
it. It shows I am thinking of them, and it's easy enough to send
an article.

Just say hey. Sometimes it's great to hear from someone who
you haven't heard from in a while. I had a former coworker who I
helped mentor contact me recently out of the blue. She told me
she missed “my first mentor.” It made my day. 

Use LinkedIn. I love LinkedIn. It allows me to know what
other people are up to, to be able to contact them when they
change jobs or locations and it's all free. I like to see who is
celebrating birthdays, job anniversaries or whatever else. I
respond often, and it pays off. Ten minutes in the morning or
evening can yield great fruit with LinkedIn, or do it every
Sunday night.

Be grateful. If all else fails, contact someone at least once
a week who has had a profound effect on your career and tell him
or her that. Believe me, if that's where the conversation starts,
it will end much better – for both of you.






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