Both members of your partnership should answer the following questions as carefully and completely as possible. | RELATIONSHIP BUILDING EXERCISE Directions 1 Both members of your partnership should answer the following questions as carefully and completely as possible. 2 Share the results with your manager direct report and discuss similarities differences and new insights gained about each other. Both parties should ask clarifying questions at any point in the discussion where there is confusion. 3 Identify specifically what each of you can do to improve the relationship based on this new information and capture it in your Personal Action Plans. Refer to the Giving Receiving Feedback and Setting Expectations tips in Level 1 the Information Pool for assistance . The Work 1. The purpose mission of our work group is. 2. The way my work fits into the purpose of our work group is. 3. I need to deliver in the nextmonths . 6 months to meet beat performance expectations. 4. The two or three key skills I should focus on developing over the next six months are - Productivity and Development 1. I am most productive when you. 2. I am least productive when you. 3. I contribute to my success by. 4. I contribute to your success by. Direct Report only 1. You have helped me in my training and development by 2. You could help me even more in my training and development by Working Relationship 1. The things I want from you in our relationship are. 2. Our way of dealing with conflict is. 3. I am uncomfortable in my dealings with you when. Behavior and Communication 1. I deal with stress by. 2. The hardest thing for me to talk to you about is. 3. The easiest thing for me to talk to you about is. 4. The feedback that I would really like from you right now is. Inclusion 1. You have helped me feel like a full member of the organization by - 2. You could help me feel even more like a full member of the organization by - Source PS Building Relationships Workshop and Boss Subordinate Relationship .
