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\"JR_Ewing\" You can't understate the importance of relationships in business – especially sourcing, where it's all about <\/strong><\/em>cultural fit and working relationships<\/strong><\/em><\/a>.  In business, it's not always about liking people, it's about being able to trust – and work – with them.  Sometimes, you will actually grow to like someone, in addition to trusting them and working well with them – and that is special; but let's face it, it's quite rare.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

In many cases, people you like are not always people you're going to work well with – and vice-versa.  You may not have any affinity or liking for someone at all, but you are straight with other in a working scenario, and have an effective working relationship.  You can always develop a professional respect<\/em> for someone – and that is different from developing a personal<\/em> relationship.<\/p>\n

If there's one thing that irks me, it's those people who only bother to talk to you when they need something, but paint a facade that they're one of your real "friends".  I like to create a distinction between someone who is a genuine friend, and someone who is a colleague \/ industry contact.  It's like when you change jobs – you are often surprised by whom was really a friend, versus who was merely toadying up to you, to get you to do things for them…<\/p>\n


\nMy real industry colleagues are those folks who I have learned to work with over the years, in various capacities.  In some cases, I didn't (immediately) like them much on a personal level – and they probably didn't like me either, but we learned to function together and create a collaborative working relationship.  And now, I know I can call on many of these folks for favors – and they me. And we can even enjoy a pint or two together these days.<\/p>\n

And those folks who come crawling out of the woodwork every few years just because they want something under the guise of "friendship"? Give me a break…<\/p>\n

So what can you take from this?  Simply-put, developing professional respect for someone can form the start of a career-long relationship.  In today's economy, having workable, trusting professional associations with people, who know your business value and credentials, is a lot more valuable that having random shallow friendships based on self-interest.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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