Matrix Key: Relationships - Staff and Colleagues
"Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success." - Henry Ford
Some of the most undervalued and overlooked relationships people have are with their colleagues or staff at work. Because we are all thrown together in an environment outside our personal lives, we tend to not view these interactions so much as relationships but rather as necessary tasks. Over the past several years, companies have come to recognize the importance of nurturing relationship between co-workers. Business owners realize that an investment in team building and communication pays off in higher productivity and commitment to success.
High performance teams prioritize working relationships that are built on:
- Respect
- Accountability and Responsibility
- Common Interests
- Communication
Like everything else in the WholeLife Matrix, you must invest time and energy into these concepts in order to reap the rewards. If you are a business owner, make sure you schedule events outside of work for employees to have fun together and get to know one another. If you are an employee, ask a close colleague to lunch so that you can find out what motivates him or her. The more you have invested in each other, the more likely you are to succeed.
Are you ready to win?
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