Since most of us think about relationships during February due to Valentines day, I’m going to dedicate this article for the month to a four part series: The Four Reasons For Any Relationship Problem.

No matter what your relationship, whether it be with a boss, an employee, a co-worker, your spouse or your neighbor, there’s only four reasons that contribute to relationship drama.

Lesson #1: Failure to speak your truth
You let your co-worker get by with her sarcasm because she’s had a hard year. You let your neighbor tie you up on the phone complaining about her life because you feel sorry for her. You walk on egg shells and keep secrets from your spouse to avoid an upset.Wherever you go, there you are. You keep getting the lesson if you don’t learn the lesson. This is equally true whether the person in question is your boss, spouse, relative or in-law.  To continue reading...

Marlene Chism is a consultant, national speaker and author of Stop Workplace Drama (Wiley 2011). Marlene’s passion is developing wise leaders and helping people to discover, develop and deliver their gifts to the world.

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