Download Building Good Relations With Co-Workers-Human Relation-Lecture Notes and more Study notes Human Resource Management in PDF only on Docsity! Lesson 22 BUILDING GOOD RELATIONS WITH CO-WORKERS Quotations People will perform their potential only when they know almost everyone around them. Ricardo Semler (Brazilian business executive) The only irreplaceable capital an organization possesses is the knowledge and ability of its people. The productivity of that capital depends on how effectively people share their competence with those who can use it. Andrew Carnegie (1835 - 1919) Scottish-born U.S. industrialist and philanthropist. Building Good Relations with Co-workers In this lesson we will learn the importance of healthy relationships with the co-workers and colleagues. We shall learn the techniques of building good, productive and congenial relationships. Developing good synergetic relationships for personal and organizational success will be focused here. If we are unable to work cooperatively with others, it will be difficult to hold on to our job. We need their cooperation and they need ours. A. Develop Allies through Being Civil Be polite, be kind, be candid and sincere with your co-workers. People who are courteous, kind, cooperative, and cheerful develop allies and friends in the workplace. Being civil helps make you stand out because many people believe that crude, rude, and obnoxious behaviour has become a national problem. Closely related to being civil is to maintain a positive outlook. B. Make Co-workers feel important Another thing that plays an important role in bringing people closer is to make them feel important. Giving importance by acknowledging their work helps building good relations. Therefore acknowledge accomplishments and good things of others. Let us try to measure whether we have the skill to make people feel important through a quiz. docsity.com Source: DuBrin, Andrew J. ‘Human Relations: Career and Personal Success’, Pearson Prentice Hall, 2005. C. Maintain Honest and Open Relationships Honest and trustworthy relationship may be very helpful for building good relationships. Giving co-workers frank, but tactful, answers to their requests for your opinion is one useful way of developing open relationships. Accurately expressing your feelings also leads to constructive relationships. D. Be a Team Player When you are working with people then show team spirit. An essential strategy for cultivating peers is to function as a team player by such means as: 1. Share credit with co-workers. 2. Display a helpful, cooperative attitude. 3. To establish trust, keep confidential information private and give honest opinions. 4. Share information and opinions with co-workers. 5. Provide emotional support to co-workers. 6. Follow the golden rule (It means try to treat others the way you like to be treated by others) 7. Avoid actions that could sabotage or undermine the group in any way. docsity.com
