2. Why do we need to build and sustain
relationships?
Community building
To win allies
To give meaning and richness to our work and
lives
3. When do you build relationships?
You do it all the time.
4. But you can also…
Establish relationships before you need them
Establish relationships even in a crisis
5. An 11-step program (cont.):
7. Make connections
8. Overcome rejection fear
9. Be persistent
10. Invite people
11. Enjoy people
6. An 11-step program
1. Build relationships
2. Be friendly
3. Ask people questions
4. Tell about yourself
5. Go places and do things
6. Accept people
7. Building relationships among
different cultures
Learn about the person's culture
Put yourself in another person's culture
Take a stand against the person's oppression
8. Building relationships with people who
hold positions of political power
Don't get intimidated
Listen to them and withhold judgment
9. Sustaining relationships
Attention to people
Communicate openly
Appreciate each other
Extend yourself
Volunteer to do work
Challenge each other
Back each other up
10. When relationships get messy
Take time to listen
Put on the other's shoes
Look at what is true
Emotions does not equal reality
Appreciate and respect
Speak from your heart
Don't give up principles
Hang in there
11. You can disagree and still build
relationships with individuals who
belong to organizations that are
working against yours
12. Set up a dialogue group to listen
to your adversaries
