Value vs. Risk
How do you know when to end a relationship? There are times in our professional or personal lives when a relationship needs to end. A good friend who leads hundreds of people told me once that we must weigh the value of the relationship with the risk of staying in that relationship.
This is crystal clear when evaluating an employees’ status with your organization. If the value they bring is less than the harm they could do to the culture then they are no longer a fit for your team. This means you must decide the value of a strong culture and then be willing to protect it.
My friend’s advice is true in our personal lives as well. If you find yourself in a toxic relationship, then you must decide: do I value this relationship enough to stay in it or should I terminate the toxicity? There are many things to consider when thinking about a toxic relationship. For instance, am I willing to work to make this relationship better? Are they willing to work on this relationship? Is this a significant relationship in my life? Do I value this relationship enough to take the risk of doing what needs to be done to make it better?
When we allow a bad relationship to continue, we do harm to the other person, to ourselves and possibly those around us. Good relationships are the key to a successful and fulfilled life.
When we understand and identify the value of our relationships, we will make a difference.
Larry
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MAD Personalities Closing
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