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Relationship Management Basics

By Exforsys | on March 10, 2010 |
Relationship Management

The essence of relationships is highly regarded in the professional aspect because we all know that it is a fundamental tool for the success of every career and business. A healthy and successful connection with people at work depends on how a relationship is managed. In handling a relationship, it must be a mutual effort to keep it intact. Here are important points in relationship management.

The Significance of Business Relationships

We prefer helping out people we know rather than extending a hand to strangers. Relationships start out as mere acquaintances and then finding common interests which get people to work together and establish a sense of connection. If you are targeting potential clients for your business, you have to be known to them. 

Keeping in touch with your existing customers is a great way to connect with them because it will make them feel that they are given importance in your business. In the long run, they will know fully well what your company is all about and how much you value them, and as a result, they will not hesitate to continue doing business with you.

The same thing should occur within the company setting. Managers or people in higher management should know how to reach out to their members so that they will be known to them. Sometimes, the problem with hierarchy in a company is that managers tend to put a cloud between them and their subordinates, making it hard for the members to approach them easily.

Managers believe that the way to influence or persuade anyone is through straightforward logic and highly rational approach. In a situation where an individual reports to two bosses, the person will most likely work harmoniously with the one who is more comfortable to work with and knows how to connect even in simple ways.

Skills Needed in a Business Relationship

More often than not, we see someone as having good interpersonal skills if the person behaves in a diplomatic and cordial manner with everyone. Managers who spend time with the members, share common interests, and offer a few good laughs have a good chance of gaining a level of respect from them. However, a fundamental skill in business relationships is discerning who is worth knowing.

In strategic relationship building, you determine a certain group of members who seem capable of advancing your business interests as well as the company’s. There are some who are passive and unresponsive to the needs of others. Value your relationships with those who can be mutually cooperative at work.

While we are busy with many things at work, allocating some time to socialize with others still remains to be an essential aspect in both career and business. In order for managers to be proactive in building relationships with the members, they need to be socially inclined and must show interest in people. Asking them how they are doing, what they are working on, what their concerns are, what their ideas are on a certain project or task, and the like will break boundaries that hinder the members to be connected or affiliated with their superiors.

Learning more about each other at work regardless of the designation leads to fast growth of a healthy relationship. It is not just the managers or superiors who are required to reach out to the members but the manner should be vice-versa. Each working individual should find time to socialize and mingle with the people in the workplace because a mutually proactive and dynamic work environment will contribute to the success of each and everyone in the business.

Diplomacy Maintains Strong Ties

No relationship survives without having to go through arguments and conflicts. Even at work, business relationships are tested by the differences among individuals. It is easy to make a good relationship with someone you know very well, but individualities can be challenging in making a connection with another. One way of keeping the bond with work colleagues is to be diplomatic. This means keeping the cordial behavior regardless of the situation.

Understanding what you can benefit from each other leads to diplomacy. For every problem that exists in a business relationship, learning how to understand the situation paves the way for a diplomatic and harmonious relationship.

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