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13 Key Traits of Strong Professional Relationships

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Whether it’s your boss, colleagues, mentors, clients or customers, or other people in your professional network, it’s important to actively nurture and build these relationships, as they can see you through all stages of success. Too often, businesses slip into a culture of gossip and phony smiles. Ryan Bradley, Koester & Bradley.

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What Kind of Leader Are You: A Fixer, Fighter or Friend?

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This leads to gossip and politics, often just below the surface of what looks like a happy and positive culture. In the age of social media, bosses should be especially careful of how boundaries can get blurred if, for example, they become friends with employees on Facebook, which happens all too often. No example is too small.

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10 gifts to give your career

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Embrace social media. But social media should be another tool you use to enhance your personal brand and make others see you as a tuned-in, interesting professional in your field. Find a mentor. Don’t gossip at work. Be a mentor - or help someone else with their career. Pick up the phone. I love #10.

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