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CO-WORKER TO CORPORATE FAMILY Professionally Building Positively Personable Firm-wide Relationships By Darnella Moore Nixon Peabody LLP Staff Meeting August 26, 2015

CoWorker to Corporate Family Presentation by Darnella Moore

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CO-WORKER TO CORPORATE FAMILY

Professionally Building Positively

Personable Firm-wide Relationships

By Darnella MooreNixon Peabody LLP Staff Meeting

August 26, 2015

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WHY SHOULD I?Cultivating positive and personable relationships with your co-workers is an essential career ingredient for success personally, professionally, corporately and individually. Doing so improves our work mindset, our work relations, and ultimately, our work performance.

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SYNONYMOUS WITH“CO-WORKER”

• DEFINED: male or female colleague, friendSYNONYMS: companion, double (the power of 2+ accomplishes more)equal (various roles without competitiveness), match, mate, peer, buddy and even twin

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RELATIONSHIP BUILDING STEPS

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STEP ONEShare more of yourself at meetings

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STEP TWO

Speak positively about the people you work with; don’t contribute to workplace gossip

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STEP THREE

Be supportive of other people’s work

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STEP FOUR

Invite others to become involved in your firm projects or activities

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STEP FIVEWrite thank you notes: send them to co-workers above you, below you or at the peer level

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STEP SIXInitiate conversations with others; a great way to begin is by asking questions which is a great way to listen and allow the other person to share

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STEP SEVENInitiate repeated interactions and

communications which is crucial for relationship building

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STEP EIGHTParticipate in activities with others who share similar interests to you

and that don’t involve work

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STEP NINE

Share information

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STEP TENIntroduce yourself at social

work events such as lunches, dinners, meetings, holiday

parties, etc.

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RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT RESULT

Building positive personable relationships at work, where we spend a large majority of our time, can provide you greater satisfaction, support and efficiency at work as well as positively influence those around you.

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Q&AThank you for listening