Are we going to cover this topic again?

Colleagues,
 
MVP: Simple strategies, oft repeated, help build relationships.
 
Is it fair to have yet another daily email that basically says: It is all about relationships?
 
It is such a cliché, but it is so essential.
 
And how do we build relationships?
 
If you were reading carefully this week, you might have picked up on some of these ideas:

• Find commonalities
• Be vulnerable
• Learn about people’s desires, hopes, and fears
• Listen, listen, listen!
• Use names and ask the second question
• Communicate that people matter

 
Sometimes I worry that the daily email repeats itself, but when I think about how often I miss opportunities to build relationships by using some of these strategies, I remember that we need consistent reminders. I am often too task driven, and I need as many reminders as I can get.
 
Today’s intention: Choose one strategy and execute it as many times as possible today.

Cheers!

Frederick