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Topic 6 - Introduction to Relationships

Welcome to Block 2, focused on relationships. Relationships are something we build and leverage every day at work, especially as managers. But as you reflect on what relationships are and how they work, it can often feel like a vague, overwhelming, and disorienting challenge.

We’re going to embark next on a thorough examination of relationships. Their value, their mechanics, and the things you can do to see immediate benefits in your relationships.

Learning Objectives

  • Understand the four types of relationships to master

  • Dive into a clear and actionable framework for understanding how our minds determine our relationships

  • Understand the true stakes of relationships and why the energy we invest is worth it

  • Build a specific game plan for managing appeal with the team, leaders, and peers

what this will help you do

  • Avoid relationship missteps that can make managing more difficult or can limit your opportunities

  • Create a clearer brand and relationship with your team, leaders, and peers

  • Create and maintain a personalized growth plan that will improve your mindset and relationships, and help your team do the same.

 

How the mind and our choices affect our relationships

As a manger, our relationships regulate our success. Let’s use a step-by-step sequence to dig into how everything we’ve learned so far affects our relationships, understanding the stakes of relationships and exploring how we can transform most, if not all, of our relationships for the better.

 

Juggling Managerial Relationships

Managers actually have multiple types of relationships to manage, creating a uniquely-challenging situation. Let’s dive into each of those relationships and the three things we can do to dramatically boost our appeal and the quality of each of these relationships.

Key Take-Aways and Points to Ponder:

  • What do I need to tell my team about our Role and Value?

  • What do I need to tell my team about our Operation, and on what frequency?

  • What do I need to tell my team about our Principles, and on what frequency?

  • What’s my plan for doing the same with my manager and Leaders?

  • What’s my plan for doing the same with my Peers?

 

Taking action - Mining your profile for appeal

Not only is your profile a great way to boost self-awareness and learn a little more about other people. It’s also a powerful tool for analyzing potential appeal gaps and building a concrete and personalized game plan for your growth. Let’s go through how you can use your profile to identify opportunities and start winning in relationships more often.

Journaling and To-Do List:

  • What resonated most in how your mind and behaviors form your relationships?

  • What opportunities do you feel would be created through better relationships?

  • What is your experience with entitlement, either personally or on your team?

  • What is your plan for sharing Role, Operational, and Principles clarity with your team?

  • How about for your manager and leadership?

  • How about for peers?

  • What are the two traits that you are going to work on pushing? What do you believe that will help with?

  • What are the two traits that you are going to work on managing? What do you believe that will help with?