Overview
“Trust is the ultimate human currency. It’s earned in drops, lost in buckets.” – Bill McDermott
Building rapport is integral to a positive working relationship as it allows you to connect on a personal level and shows mutual respect. It is about understanding and appreciating each other’s similarities and differences. The goal of this session is to help you communicate your background, interests, and work style to set the stage for a positive working relationship.
Instructions
Dabra will auto-populate recommended questions that target your personal and professional background as well as working style. You may add other discussion topics that are relevant to your working relationship. As you discuss each question, feel free to check the box and capture important information about your peer in the notes section of Dabra. If the conversation is so engaging that you run out of time, you can choose to revisit this topic in a future meeting.
Template (Peer-to-Peer)
All About Us
- Tell a little bit about yourself (e.g. schooling, work history, family, hobbies)
- Share the accomplishments you are most proud — personally and professionally.
- Discuss your natural strengths as well as areas for development.
- Indicate what motivates you at work and keeps you engaged/happy.
Our Working Style
- Discuss your work style – or the way you think, structure, organize, and complete your work.
- Discuss your communication style and preferences (e.g. phone, email, IM).
- Share your preferred way to give and receive feedback.
Template (Employee-Manager)
All About Us
- Tell a little bit about yourself (e.g. schooling, work history, family, hobbies)
- Share the accomplishments you are most proud — personally and professionally.
- Discuss your natural strengths as well as areas for development.
- Indicate what motivates you at work and keeps you engaged/happy.
Our Working Style
- Discuss your work style – or the way you think, structure, organize, and complete your work.
- Discuss your communication style and preferences (e.g. phone, email, IM).
- Discuss your preferred way to give and receive feedback.
- Share your perspective about the best manager you’ve ever had and why. Alternatively, discuss how you like to be managed/share your management style.
- Discuss how you would like to be recognized and appreciated for great performance.