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Summary of The Lost Art of Connecting 

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Many individuals feel that developing connections at work is tough; however, this is not the case. Building work relationships is easy if you're committed to learning how. Individual and organizational growth are dependent on working relationships. Without a healthy work atmosphere, it won’t be easy to agree on ideas and be innovative. This summary emphasizes the importance of building great relationships and covers how to get the most out of people. It also teaches you the significance of helping others and how to make the most of the people around you. Susan McPherson is a corporate responsibility specialist and a serial connector. Her book, The Lost Art of Connecting, was named a Best Business Book of 2021 by Soundview Magazine and is included in the list The Three New Year’s Resolutions for Employers Right Now by Time Magazine. “The bottom line — asking “how can I help?” will always point you in the right direction. Whether you are asking “how can I help in this moment” or “how can I help in this life” — listen to those answers. Those answers are the key to finding your path, your constellation, and the people who will see you and help you feel most seen.” ~ Susan McPherson

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You build meaningful relationships when you understand the importance of everyone around you

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How do you make it easy to form relationships? Relationship building boils down to one fundamental realization: How can you help? When you ask people how you can assist them, it quickly narrows your attention to how you can work with them. It helps people understand your intentions, and it gives them a good reason to count on you.

Many people want to have deep connections in love, family, and friendship, yet these same individuals are expected to act aloof in workplaces, which is wrong. It's normal to have deep emotional alliances within and outside your workplace.
Relationships should never be about what you can gain from people, but rather about what you can learn, discover, or connect another person with.
Before you can even think of how to go about developing meaningful connections with others, you should discover a deep and important relationship with yourself. Ask yourself what is essential to you. What you find in the process of self-knowing may not be relevant to others, and that is absolutely normal. You must be honest with yourself; you don't have to interact with everyone on the earth to form meaningful connections. To best define how to establish meaningful business relationships, Susan McPherson has created a three-step method — gather, ask, and do — and this tidbit succinctly explains each step. The following chapters will assist you in defining what significant relationships mean to you. You will also learn to identify those who share not only your beliefs and vision but also those who push you, uncover your character flaws and extend the variety and depth of your connections, and how to cultivate meaningful and fulfilling connections. This tidbit is great for employers who wish to modify how they interact with their workforce to get better outcomes.
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Genuine connections foster learning, information exchange, creativity, and a feeling of purpose and well-being

A transactional nature often characterizes business connections. Many individuals are so preoccupied with working
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One of the best ways to create lasting relationships is by asking people how you can help them

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We can have meaningful connections even if we are introverted, provided we appreciate the power of helping others

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Criticism and feedback should encourage the receiver to put more effort into their work

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When people don't follow up quickly and effectively, they end up losing meaningful relationships

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