SHORTS | Build Meaningful Relationships with James Mitchell

Interesting there again, that you mentioned, or you put such a focus yourself on building and nurturing those relationships. It's something that more and more, for me, I'm focusing on in one of the latest sort of keynote talks I'm giving. I talk about the fact that I really believe that as leaders, we're very much, especially as senior leaders, we're very much in the business of building what I call relational bridges. And just like a real bridge is only as strong as the sort of materials it's built from and the care it receives over time, like relationships between. Between people are just the same. Right. They're only as strong as the time and effort we invest in. In building and maintaining them. And it's interesting to hear that that's your sort of take and one of the key bits of advice you'd give to potential CEOs as well.

Yeah, absolutely. I mean, there's a famous play out there called Albert's Bridge Into Theatre, you see. And I always found this one quite interesting because it's a kind of true story, but it's an imaginary take on the life of the man who continually paints a fictitious bridge. But I think a lot of people there are. I've read in the papers over time, there are people who continually look after, maintain and paint, specifically bridges. I mean, can you imagine that? Do your job, you finish the last rivet, you get to the other side, and then suddenly, here we go again, and you get your boat back over and another tin of paint and off you go. But it is that important just to keep that maintenance. And it's not something. It's not a firefight. You're dousing the flames before they begin. It's really important just to keep that maintenance up and maintain those relationships, both personal and.