Building Internal and External Relationships

Building Internal and External Relationships

With the vast amount of information provided on the internet and countless other resources it has become easy for organizations to “go it alone,” in their journey to success. Unfortunately, the chance of a company or organization making it on their own is slim to none. The simple truth is that in order to succeed organizations must establish unyielding internal and external relationships. There are many factors which help organizational leaders and managers to establish and maintain good internal and external relationships. There a few key actions that an organization must commit and continue in order to establish and maintain good relationships for partnering.

Building strong relationships with others is the best way to build up a strong network, but in the words of Kathleen Barton, “A strong business network is like a tree. If you get busy and don’t nurture the relationships the tree will wither and die. On the other hand, if you nurture the network it will flourish.” Once a person becomes part of an organization it is essential that the individual establish their place within that organization and to develop internal relationships which will lead to professional success. The first thing that an individual must do once they have become involved in an organization is to communicate frequently. Communication can be done through email, phone, face to face, and note leaving, all valid and effective ways of keeping in contact. As a leader it is important to ad incentives to work. It doesn’t matter if the incentive is just a feeling of accomplishment, a financial incentive, or a simple positive remark, however, by rewarding co-workers the workplace can be successful. Another effective device in building internal relationships is to hold special events like department meetings to discuss progress and issues. Social events that don’t revolve around work can also develop relationships. Internal relationships can be easily...