In 2023, I wrote a series of blog post on my "Relationship Course Correction Menu", a list of interventions you can choose from when you're trying to improve any relationship. The earlier ones in the list involve less risk, the later ones require you to put more chips on the table. They build on each other in the sense that the skills you learn in the earlier ones are building blocks in the later ones. While the main focus of my work is improving relationships in the workplace, these techniques work just as well with personal relationships as they do with professional ones. Below are the links to all the essays in this series. Here’s an index of those posts:

The Relationship Course Correction Menu

As I’ve worked with clients in immersive role plays that reflect the real situations they face in the workplace, program participants have surfaced other strategies that belong on this list. With that in mind, you can look forward to blog articles on:

Bonding Activities – Strengthening the relationship by connecting with someone on a human level outside of the usual workplace setting.

Asking for Feedback – Strengthening the relationship by inviting the other person’s perspective and demonstrating openness to personal change.
Taking Responsibility – Strengthening the relationship by acknowledging your own behavior and its impact, and committing to doing things differently.
Escalating – Protecting yourself and others by using formal organizational channels when direct efforts have not resolved the problem.

One of the most powerful impacts of my programs on participants is that they have more options on the menu for how they can ap