5 Key Factors in Building Effective Relationships with your Colleagues.

Open Communication: open communication is a vital part of day to day life, whether it’s in the workplace or in your social and personal relationships. Encouraging open communication by asking questions and understanding one another’s needs and points of view, is the first step to ongoing and open communication.

Acceptance: Understanding one another and appreciating each other’s role is an important element. Accepting that people will have different points of view and opinions. Being open to learning from your colleagues’ experiences and suggestions, could increase the overall quality of work and output.

Trust: Putting trust in your colleagues and being able to rely on them and vouch for them, is an important characteristic when building relationships. To build trust, you need accountability and guidelines. Be clear in setting expectations and also meeting them yourself.

Respect: As the famous saying goes, “you can’t demand respect, you earn it.” By delivering when you say you will deliver and being present in the workplace and adding your contributions to the team, will be achieved, organically. Remember to respect everybody’s contribution and different views.

Team Player: Ask if someone needs help, be a part of their success and help them succeed. Identify if someone is feeling uneasy or over worked and lend an ear to help resolve or lighten the workload.