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Beating Interacting with Others Hurdle #4
What is your interacting with others hurdle #4? Whatever network I have at work is comprised mostly of colleagues from my functional area (i.e. I am in marketing and everyone in my network is from marketing). What can you do? - Create a list of colleagues outside...
Beating Interacting with Others Hurdle #3
What is your interacting with others hurdle #3? I do not meet with leaders at least two levels above me so we can get to know each other better. What can you do? - Reach out to a new leader who is one to two levels above you and new to the organization to schedule...
Beating Interacting with Others Hurdle #2
What is your interacting with others hurdle #2? My boss repeatedly cancels my one-to-one meetings with her. What can you do? Ensure that you tell your boss about the importance of this time with her. It is possible that your boss feels she is helping you by giving...
Beating Interacting with Others Hurdle #1
What is your interacting with others hurdle #1? I do not meet one-to-one (either in person or by phone) with my boss at least once per month. What can you do? - Schedule a regular meeting with your boss, either in person or by phone. If you rarely speak to your...
What is the Impact of Frequency & the Pace of Change on Your Ability to Interact?
Your organization is experiencing unprecedented change and the frequency of change (how often change occurs) and the pace of change (how quickly you are expected to change) are having a significant impact on you in your organization. One significant impact is in...
Your Boss is Your Most Important Relationship
In today’s ever-evolving organizations, the most important relationship you will have is with your boss. Your boss is accountable for the activities on which you focus. Organization leaders will come to your boss for feedback on your performance. Your boss is the...
The Importance of Relationships
You know that relationships are actually comprised of interactions. To become a relationship, however, these interactions need to create a dependency or an expectation between two or more individuals. As you work to raise your visibility in your organization and...
The Difference Between Interactions and Relationships
It is important to understand the difference between an interaction and a relationship as you work to raise your visibility in your organization and industry. I defined interacting in an earlier posting as “the degree to which you engage one-to-one with colleagues...
Networking is an Important Activity
There is no doubt that networking is a very important activity. As stressed previously, networking is the primary type of interaction for individuals looking for a job or who are self-employed. By focusing on networking, these individuals build relationships that...