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"It's all about relationships!" with Erin Engelke
The document discusses the importance of relationships in the workplace and provides tips for developing and maintaining different types of professional relationships. It identifies four main types of relationships - targeted, tentative, transactional, and trusted. It then lists five tips: 1) take before giving in relationships by listening and showing respect; 2) be opportunistic by expanding networks to include diverse people; 3) use collaboration skills for organizational and personal success; 4) don't forget knowledge and skills when building relationships; and 5) communicate appropriately without oversharing.
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- 1. IT’S ALL ABOUT RELATIONSHIPS! ErinEngelke, APR Chief External Relations Officer Sunbeam Family Services Twitter: @erinengelke #workrelationships
- 3. RELATIONSHIP TYPES Targeted Peers orcompetitors in your industry but you don’t know them personally Tentative Connections you meet up with occasionally at networking events or for coffee Transactional Less personal and more tied to business goals Trusted Most personal, valuable and longest-lasting Your closest peers or mentors
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- 5. #1 TAKING BEFORE GIVING •Reciprocal give and take. • Be genuine and have respect. • Don’t expect a return. • Slow down and listen.
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- 7. #2 BEING OPPORTUNISTIC •Don’t be status conscious with relationships. • Expand your relationship circle to include people different than you. • Lift others up.
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- 9. #3 PLAYING OFFICE POLITICS •It’s not just about your knowledge and skills. • Strong collaboration skills = organizational and personal success.
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- 11. #4 FORGETTING ABOUT RESULTS •Relationships can’t make up for a lack of knowledge or skills. • Build your Rolodex AND achieve organizational objectives.
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- 13. #5 COMMUNICATING WITHOUT AHEALTHY BALANCE • Don’t overshare. • Avoid the creep-out factor.
- 14. RELATIONSHIP MAP • DoI know what is important to them? • Do I know anything personal about them? • Is my current relationship with this person positive, neutral or negative?