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The single biggest predictor of human happiness is the quality of a person’s relationships.
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Give back to the people you love, set boundaries, and remember that relationships are never perfect.
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If you’re smart and work hard, you can do okay, but you’re missing the biggest leverage of all: a trusting relationship with those whom you manage.
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Even if you’re the nicest person… to them, you’re still the boss, and the power of your role distorts the relationship.
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If you’re going to create trust and trusting relationships with your directs, then, you’re going to have to talk to them frequently about things that are important to them.
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…your relationship with your directs… is by far the most important thing you can do to improve results and retention.
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If you want high performance, you’re going to have to talk about it with your directs. It matters more than anything else, other than your relationship with them.
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…like it or not, your relationship with your directs is a force multiplier.
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…how long that employee stays and how productive he is while he is there is determined by his relationship with his immediate supervisor.
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…the most valuable aspects of jobs are now… the most essentially human tasks: sensing, judging, creating, and building relationships.
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