Managing Relationships in Business and Personal Lives

Managing Relationships are essential both in Business and in our personal lives. The number one lesson is taking responsibility for our actions and not finding fault or placing blame with others. After all, we can only control ourselves and our lives. Expectations of others, especially if they are unrealistic, can only lead to disappointments and at times, to anger and frustration, which is extremely unhealthy and unproductive.

External factors may strongly affect our goals and objectives; however, it is only from within that we can manage ourselves as to how we react, and what we can do to affect our own change.  The challenge for us as individuals and as companies is to continue to meet performance metrics in spite of the onslaught of daily demands and global changes. We need to try and anticipate challenges that arise, while also identifying new courses of action to overcome shortfalls or changes that affect our desired outcome(s). 

As the saying goes: Insanity is continuing to do what you have been doing over and over when it hasn’t worked, and expecting a different outcome!

Remaining on course or synthesizing more dynamic tracks are options that we constantly must appraise. An airplane is only exactly on course something like 10% of the time, but it still reaches the airport through constant course changes. The same needs to be done within an organization.

When we commit to work at a company, we have assumed the necessity to manage ourselves within the relationship(s) and work parameters that we have inserted ourselves into (the environment), and with the people present in that company. The same is required of us in our personal lives.

When we have made a commitment to the company (it is like a promise), we need to do everything that we can to meet or exceed those commitments. Not meeting them, leads to a loss in trust, and trust is major generator of engagement.

As issues arise, we need to identify how we can solve this “opportunity” for change and improvement. Focus on the problem, not on the person or people. Finding ways to prevent or improve on the process leads to a more harmonious workplace which can significantly help in gaining increased engagement and job satisfaction, which in turn leads to increased productivity and profitability.

Whether we are CEOs, Senior Managers or Rank and File, the basics are the same. Managing your personal life in the same manner can possibly, significantly, improve the relationship(s).

Take responsibility for your actions and work on improved communication, shirking them, sets you up for problems and even worse, failure. So, have you owned up to your corporate and personal responsibilities? Only you will know. You will have to be truly honest with yourself, before relationships can be authentic and growth oriented!