Relationship issues lie at the heart of many of the challenges we face in our day-to-day lives. And the implications are of astronomical proportions – in the UK alone, workplace conflict has been shown to cost organisations in excess of c£33bn per annum, family breakdown costs tax payers £51bn per annum, and it has also been identified as the single biggest indicator of teenage mental health problems.
Our experience over the last 20+ years tells us it doesn’t have to be that way. We all have it within our reach to develop the skills and habits that can transform our relationships for the better, forever. We just need to be intentional and proactive about developing them.
This is the message we had the privilege of sharing in our TEDx Talk in Mar 2019. In 15 minutes, we explained the 4 simple, yet fundamental, habits for successful relationships. The really great news is that these are habits we can all learn and develop… and when we do, we significantly improve the chances of our relationships not just surviving, but thriving.
As a key part of our vision for social change we engage with corporates & other institutions to lead the way in raising the high water mark on relationship capability through building knowledge and skills as a natural part of professional learning and development. Success in addressing many of the corporate strategic concerns – issues like diversity & inclusion, wellbeing, employee engagement, mental health, productivity and developing high performance teams – rests on our ability to build quality relationships.
The “need” for improving relationship capability is unquestionable. Our goal is to help as many people as possible develop the skills to do what it takes to transform their relationships. We remain convinced that if we can each just take responsibility for developing these habits in our own relationships… together, maybe we can leave the world a better place for the generations to come.