Maintaining Professional Relationships in Business | Rowan Schaaf

Your business is connected to so many people in so many ways. It’s hard to imagine running a business without connecting with customers, suppliers, employees, and other business partners. Creating relationships helps your business grow and is essential to maintaining them. Keeping the relationships going requires care, attention to detail, and a bit of luck. What you build today will be your foundation for years to come. Even if you’re just starting, you can do a few key things to ensure your current and future relationships are smooth and successful. Read on to learn how to maintain professional relationships in business!

1. DON’T BE AFRAID TO ASK FOR FEEDBACK

When you make a decision that will affect the people around you, especially those you work with, you should always get feedback before changing. This isn’t just nice; it’s essential to good business. You need to know what your employees think to fix what’s gone wrong, not just what you like. This might sound simple, but so many owners and managers forget this. You won’t know where to start improving if you don’t get feedback on your business idea or products.

2. DON’T BE AFRAID TO TAKE ADVICE

If you don’t know where to start improving your business or have been in business for a while and need some advice, it’s essential to take advice from the right person. When you’re starting out or unsure how to go about something, it’s important to find a mentor. This is someone who has done something similar and can help you identify what steps you need to take to get to where you want to be. There are plenty of mentors, but the best ones are your peers. Ask your coworkers what they think. If they don’t mind, tell them what you’re going through, and they might be able to offer some guidance.

It’s important to remember that your professional relationship with your employer is just as meaningful as any other relationship you have in your life. Keeping the relationships going requires care, attention to detail, and a bit of luck. What you build today will be your foundation for years to come. Even if you’re just getting started, you can do a few key things that will ensure your current and future relationships stay smooth and successful.

About Rowan Schaaf

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Rowan Schaaf is most well known for being the CEO and co-Founder of hte company Pattern-- positions that he's held proudly since 2014. In his company, Rowan is currently in charge of working with a number of incredibly skilled and intelligent industry professionals, who are all dedicated to giving their clients a number of cloud-based business solutions. Rowan's clients range anywhere from corporations and government bodies to not-for-profit organisations, eCommerce businesses, and educational institutions.

Throughout his entire career, Rowan Schaaf has worked toward developing a number of different skills that complement his career, as well as becoming an expert in things he was already knowledgable in. Some of these skills are more technological development based, including digital strategy, web development, online marketing, creative strategy, brand development, web project management, information architecture, CRM, UX, eCommerce, and mobile applications. He's also developed a number of business development skills, such as mobile marketing, strategic planning, creative direction, integrated marketing, product development, marketing communications, leadership, and management.

One of the things that keeps Rowan going is that he is first and foremost a parent. One of his favorite things to do when he's not working is spending time with his beloved family. Not only that, but he also loves to help develop his community. Rowan joined Make-A-Wish New Zealand back in 2011 as a Trustee, even working his way up the organisation in a Chair position. While a member of Make-A-Wish, Rowan was directly involved in some incredible organisational changes. One of the things he helped out with was bringing Bayleys as a cornerstone sponsor. He also helped implement a direct giving programme. While working with the not-for-profit organization, Rowan gained invaluable experience and knowledge when learning how the Board and organisation Executives work together to bring about success for the organisation.

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