We often discuss ‘relationships’ as pertaining to other people. However, for this exercise, take a broader definition of ‘relationship’, as defined as how your interaction is with a person, task, idea, etc

Take 5-10 minutes to write out as many of your workplace ‘relationships’ as you can. Here’s a few to get you started:

• My manager

• My commute

• My IDE

• Our team backlog

• Our team agile process

• The guy sitting next to me

• …

Once you have this list, write out a sentence or two about that relationship. Is it good? bad? deteriorating? improving? the bane of your existence? The highlight of your week?

Identify 2-3 of these relationships that you want to spend effort to improve (or remove completely!)