Designing an Intentional Relationship
Relationships do not design themselves. Being explicit about expectations, communication, and what support looks like on both sides is not just useful -- it is a leadership skill. Shannon and Conrad explore what it means to bring intentionality to the relationships we are already in.
Relationships do not design themselves -- making the implicit explicit reduces misunderstanding and creates the foundation for genuine connection.
A design alliance conversation -- what do we each need, how will we communicate, what do we do when things get hard -- is an act of care and clarity that most people find relieving.
You can initiate this conversation with your team, your manager, your peers, or anyone you are in ongoing relationship with -- not as a formal exercise, but as a genuine act of leadership.