6 Reflective Questions to Ask About Your Business Relationships
Taking the time to assess your business relationships and how you are doing is a great first step to getting better at building successful business relationships. Here are six reflective questions to ask yourself.
1.Think about the top 2-3 relationships you have today. What characterizes them? What makes them special for you?
2.In any one of those relationships, what are 3 key things you uniquely understand about that person?
3.What, in your view, makes this relationship really work?
4.Can you recall a moment/incident that caused this relationship to come together?
5.What does this person offer you that make the relationship an important one for you?
6.What do you offer in this relationship that makes it unique for the other person? (If you’re not sure, ask this person to help you understand the value you bring to them.)
Write down your answers and reflect on them. Herein lie keys for you to gain insight into what you offer and what about you makes you valuable in your relationships.