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Introduction to relationships

What is a relationship?
• the way in which two or more people or things are connected, or the
state of being connected
Elements of relationships
What is the connection that is referred to, in a
relationship?
• Two parts

• What are they?


Evidence of relationships
• Dependency
• Addiction
• Memory
• Association
• Contracts
2 components of a relationship
• Conduit
• Commodity
What is coming through the pipe?
Conduit
The conduit or pipe, is the type, or even better, the
category, of relationship that exists. It defines the
environment and context of the relationships. It answers
the question; “How did this relationship come to be?”

• Employment based • Social


• Teacher Student • Professional
• Sporting team • Proximity
• Family • Workflow
Layers of protection
Layers of relationships

Environmental

Functional

Personal
Building relationships
Establish the Environment
• Policy
• Physical Layout
• Communication limits
• Procedure
• Culture
• Communication and
information
• Leadership modelling
Design the Functional
• Status
• Power
• Gain
• Dependency
• Structure
• Expectations
• Job descriptions
Create the Personal
• Trust
• Respect
• Time
• Distance
• Frequency
• Diversity

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