Relationships, Organizations and People

An organization is as much about its product or service as it is about its people. This is all too often forgotten. It is assumed that people will simply be able to work together because they are good at their jobs. However, people have personalities, morals, values and certain beliefs and sometimes some of these may clash.

While a professional person is able to leave their personal feelings at home and get on with the job, having good relationships is actually necessary to increase productivity.  Building effective workplace relationships is an important component of being successful in your professional life. But how do you build these relationships with so many different people in a single company?

Interestingly, Forbes recently dedicated a news item to the importance of having good relationships at work.

“Here is a business-building rule of thumb: Don’t waste your time networking if you are not prepared to develop win-win relationships.” Here’s How To Build A Win-Win Networking Relationship by Sharon Michaels – Forbes

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