Bernadette BoasExecutive Leadership Coach, Trainer and Speaker, Ball of Fire Coaching · Become the Leader Everyone Wants to Follow and No One Can Overlook.

How Can Cultivating Relationships Boost Your Career

20 Nov 2024 · 1 min

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In this segment, the speaker emphasizes that relationship building should be approached as an ongoing cultivation process rather than a simple checklist item. She warns against reducing relationship work to a task that clients merely tick off, especially when a coach assigns it. Instead, she advocates for actively nurturing connections with key stakeholders, advocates, sponsors, decision‑makers, mentors, and coaches. These relationships not only support success in the client’s current role but also serve as a foundation for future career advancement. The overall message is to adopt a mindset of being a relationship builder and cultivator, with coaches guiding clients toward genuine, sustained engagement.

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So when you think about relationship building, you want to also think about the cultivating of that. It goes beyond just kind of having an objective or having to check this off on a list, especially when it comes to your coach asking you to build relationships. The worst thing I want for my client is just to think that I'm, you know, kind of holding them accountable to checking something off the list. I want them cultivating relationships. Especially when it comes to key stakeholders, advocates, sponsors, decision makers, mentors, coaches that will help them grow in their position today, but also help them advance in their career. So focus on also being a relationship builder and cultivator.