Comments on: What’s The Cornerstone of Any Great Relationship?

By: Ben Yoskovitz

Ben Yoskovitz — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 19:54:42 +0000

@Steve – Don't you think TRUST goes first? You need to trust before anything…even if you're holding things back in a relationship. Trust can be supported by truth, and of course if Truth or Respect aren't there, Trust diminishes…

By: Ben Yoskovitz

Ben Yoskovitz — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 19:53:33 +0000

@David – I'm horribly slow at responding to comments it seems, but hopefully you see this still.

I agree that people coming together need to share some common ground and values to have a good meeting of the minds.

You use common ground and common value – or what you think those will be – when you do a gut check on moving forward.

By: Ben Yoskovitz

Ben Yoskovitz — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 18:54:42 +0000

@Steve – Don’t you think TRUST goes first? You need to trust before anything…even if you’re holding things back in a relationship. Trust can be supported by truth, and of course if Truth or Respect aren’t there, Trust diminishes…

By: Ben Yoskovitz

Ben Yoskovitz — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 18:53:33 +0000

@David – I’m horribly slow at responding to comments it seems, but hopefully you see this still.

I agree that people coming together need to share some common ground and values to have a good meeting of the minds.

You use common ground and common value – or what you think those will be – when you do a gut check on moving forward.

By: Steve Rucinski

Steve Rucinski — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 00:38:25 +0000

Great post Ben. I use a three step process I call Truth, Trust and Respect. If I don't feel I am getting and comfortable giving all 3 in a relationship then I move on or at least keep some distance until they are achieved.

By: Steve Rucinski

Steve Rucinski — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 23:38:25 +0000

Great post Ben. I use a three step process I call Truth, Trust and Respect. If I don’t feel I am getting and comfortable giving all 3 in a relationship then I move on or at least keep some distance until they are achieved.

By: David at ReflectionsCoachingLL

David at ReflectionsCoachingLL — Sat, 23 Jun 2007 20:21:58 +0000

Ben,

Right on the money.

The ultimate questions is: How do you know in your gut that things might work out?

We have to feel that all parties have a reasonable chance of meeting expectations. To be able to get to that point, we have to share common ground - we have to share similar values that form the foundation of our relationship. The ultimate key is in identifying those values.

By: David at ReflectionsCoachingLLC.com

David at ReflectionsCoachingLLC.com — Sat, 23 Jun 2007 19:21:58 +0000

Ben,

Right on the money.

The ultimate questions is: How do you know in your gut that things might work out?

We have to feel that all parties have a reasonable chance of meeting expectations. To be able to get to that point, we have to share common ground – we have to share similar values that form the foundation of our relationship. The ultimate key is in identifying those values.

By: Ben Yoskovitz

Ben Yoskovitz — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 06:59:29 +0000

Mat – No disagreement there. But when you're founding a company, or bringing someone in at a very early stage, you don't have those years of experience to measure the person. You've got to go with your gut.

If you have other means of assessing someone's trustworthiness at such an early stage – by all means do it – because that's the real thrust of this post: the importance of trust.

By: Ben Yoskovitz

Ben Yoskovitz — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 05:59:29 +0000

Mat – No disagreement there. But when you’re founding a company, or bringing someone in at a very early stage, you don’t have those years of experience to measure the person. You’ve got to go with your gut.

If you have other means of assessing someone’s trustworthiness at such an early stage – by all means do it – because that’s the real thrust of this post: the importance of trust.