Building relationships

I guess most of us struggle to build relationships. The work place is not really geared up for friendship but productivity and many of us seem to have lost that easy ability we had as children just to chat to someone.

So how can we go about building friendships? Mark Greene says "Find a way to bless people that opens up conversations - bring chocolate biscuits to work 1 day a week; pass on a press cutting about a topic you know they're interested in; think about the issues in their life and perhaps offer a good book on the topic; start a reading group; invite people to a party...; invite them to something you enjoy doing."

Some of those we may feel more comfortable with than others so why not find one that suits and do it. You never know where it may lead.