The Relational Manager: Transform your workplace and your life

Description

This inspiring new approach is based on extensive research by an expert on relationships and supported by a wealth of statistics and case studies. Relationships are at the heart of all that we do and achieve, indeed our very identity. When relationships are neglected in a business context, the authors argue, they lead to poor health, ineffective management and low output at work. The authors focus on 5 key components of successful relationships and how these can be achieved: - Encounter (personal rather than impersonal contact is best) - Storyline (strength of the relationship over time) - Knowledge (how deeply is information shared?) - Fairness (equal treatment and mutual respect) - Alignment (sharing values, objectives and purpose)

Michael Schluter worked as an economist with the World Bank before founding the Jubilee Centre, a Cambridge public theology and economics think tank which has seeded a number of significant initiatives: the Keep Sunday Special campaign, Credit Action and Concordis are among them. He is chairman of The Relationships Foundation, a respected speaker and writer, and the author of a number of books including The R Factor (Hodder and Stoughton). John Lee studied at Oxford and is the author of a number of books. He now works in media and leadership training.