How to create good working
relationships
Make time to build
The simplest thing you can
do is to actively make time
for those around you. All it
takes is a spare five minutes
to walk over to a colleague's
desk and strike up a
conversation. Whether it's
work-related or not, those
five minutes a day will help
you build a connection and
gain trust – the perfect
ingredients for a positive
working.
Focus on building mutual trust with
your colleagues
A relationship is nothing without
trust, and your work relationships
are no different; a working
relationship is only effective when
mutual trust exists. delivering on
commitments is an important way
to build trust with your colleagues.
Trust is reciprocal when you can
trust a colleague, they are more
likely to feel like
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Listen to others
• At the center of effective
communication is good listening.
While it's understandably
important to share your own ideas
and be able to speak up in front of
colleagues, good communication
and relationship building is
dependent upon being able to
listen to others.
• Colleagues are more likely to
support one another in the
workplace when they feel like
they are listened to and
respected.
Avoid office politics or gossip
Gossip: Office gossip has the powerful
ability to foster disengagement and
negative feelings toward your job,
management and your company,
resulting in dissatisfaction in the
workplace. Similarly, if you gain a
reputation as a gossip, your colleagues
may lose trust in you. Therefore, if
you're in the process of cultivating
strong working relationships, gossip is
your number one enemy.