Archive for the 'Relationship Building' Category

How to Get a Date

October 15, 2007 in Client Relation Management (CRM), Relationship Building

Actually, this posting is more about how to build relationships than getting dates.  The tips that are highlighted can be applied to business relationships as well as advice for the lovelorn. 
Matt Homann’s most recent post on the [non]billable hour titled 25 Ways to Win a Client doesn’t list the 25 ways but does list success [...]

Developing Business Relationships: The Art of Staying on the Island

September 6, 2007 in Relationship Building, Skills Development

I have to admit that I am an avid Survivor fan - the television program where contestants try to “outwit, outplay, and outlast their competitors”.  They spend a lot of time talking about “playing the game”.  Called strategy, gamesmanship, or politics,  playing the game conjures up scary images and even scarier memories for some of us.  What I [...]