Posts Tagged with "relationships"

Reference #21: What Got You Here Won't Get You There

We tend to favour those who favour us. This is often an unconscious reaction.Read more →

Reference #28: What Got You Here Won't Get You There

The interpersonal skill which stands out in many successful people is their ability to make the other person in a conversation feel special.Read more →

Reference #199: The First 90 Days

After joining a new company, build connections not only with your boss and team, but with your peers and stakeholders.Read more →

Reference #255: The First 90 Days

Every organisational structure has trade offs. Your challenge is to find the right balance for your situation.Read more →

Reference #270: The First 90 Days

Success in your role may require the support of people over whom you have no direct authority. Invest early in building networks. Build relationships with people you anticipate needing to work with later.Read more →

Reference #318: Thinking in Systems

Each of the components of a system — elements, interconnections, and functions or purpose — are essential to a system, so none are more or less important to that system. Yet there exists a hierarchy of importance in driving behaviour.Read more →

Reference #449: Organizational Culture and Leadership

Every macroculture has assumptions about how individuals should relate to each other. These are manifest as levels of relationships in society, as follows:Read more →

Reference #450: Organizational Culture and Leadership

Within the work context, you can define relationships as Level 1 formal transactions or as Level 2 personalised relationships. You can move to Level 2 by opening up or by asking personal questions.Read more →

Reference #451: Organizational Culture and Leadership

The Level 1 norms of politeness, tact, and face-saving exist as a way to make society possible.Read more →

Reference #461: Organizational Culture and Leadership

Many organisational issues — especially safety issues in high-hazard industries and healthcare — are caused by poor cross-cultural communication.Read more →

Reference #474: Organizational Culture and Leadership

The "niceties" of social life — manners and morals, politeness, and tact — are in fact essential rules for keeping a social society intact. An important concept in this understanding is "face": a self-image of who we are, along with a degree of self-esteem.Read more →

Reference #508: The Five Dysfunctions of a Team

Your first team is the team you give your loyalty and commitment to above all others. You can be a member of multiple teams. But you should not let your care for those teams come at the expense of your commitment to your team team.Read more →

Reference #517: The Five Dysfunctions of a Team

All great relationships require productive conflict to grow.Read more →