Sublime

From the (not so) small talk, Bill moved to performance: What are you working on? How is it going? How could he help? Then, we would always get to peer relationships, which Bill thought were more important than relationships with your manager and other higher-ups.

Defenders: These are your go-to people for moral and professional support and guidance, including your mentors, close family, and friends. They are often the people who can help you accelerate your growth, having an impact on the speed at which you attain your goals. They can help give you the perspective you need during challenging times.

Personal coaching

Team building must be done not only with relationships in mind but also with the real drivers of the business in sharp focus.

Many people think management is about other people. I think management starts with understanding what you’re good at and what you need to work on. Your team won’t be able to succeed if you can’t describe yourself and your contributions. More importantly, you won’t be able to build an effective and complementary team if you don’t know what strengths

To manage people well, you must develop trusting relationships with them, understand their strengths and weaknesses (as well as your own), make good decisions about who should do what (including hiring and firing when necessary), and coach individuals to do their best.

Molly Graham’s

People are being asked to strengthen the way they communicate and connect with others to increase their influence in looser and more disparate corporate structures.