Difficult clients are an inevitable part of doing business. We’ve all had to work with them. It’s frustrating, time-consuming, and stressful. Most of us want to complete our work with them as quickly as possible and say sayonara. But that…
In our last post, we introduced a three-part series on how you can build positive relationships with difficult people and why it’s such an important skill. This week, we’ll focus specifically on building positive relationships with difficult bosses. It’s unfortunate…
Fact: You will have to work with a person you find difficult. If you haven’t experienced it yet, you will. Relationships play a vital role in how happy, productive, and fulfilled we are at work. Research shows that 60 to…
Relationships are necessary for every person, in every professional role. They’re the biggest predictor of success and one of the most important contributors to career satisfaction. It’s not just having professional relationships that’s important, it’s having the right ones. What…
Ready to change jobs? Your first step is to stay employed and keep doing your current job as best you can. What’s the next step? Tap your network. Eight-five percent of jobs are filled via networking. Contacting the people in…
The average American adult spends over 8 hours daily online, so it’s no surprise that many relationships start and develop there. Networking has moved online, and that’s great because it gives us the opportunity to connect with people globally, whom…
You’ve met a valuable contact, and you’d like to build a relationship with them. How should you follow up? Most people would send an email. The problem? Emails get lost and ignored. As of 2018, 124.5 billion business emails were…
What does it take to be successful? Hard work? Skills? Talent? Relationships may not be what comes to mind first when you think about what you need to achieve career success, but they should be. Relationships are the biggest predictor…
The first rule of networking is to understand that it’s not about what you can get, it’s about what you can give. With that in mind, you should constantly be looking for ways to bring value to the people in…
Before the age of social media, personal branding wasn’t a thing — at least not for the masses. Your reputation was your personal brand, and it’s still a huge part of it today. Like your reputation, your personal brand is…
