How to Work with (Almost) Anyone: Five Questions for Building the Best Possible Relationships

Your happiness and your success depend on your working relationships

The people you manage. How well you work with your boss. The way collaboration happens with colleagues and peers. How you connect with important prospects and key clients.

But the hard truth is this: most of us leave the health and fate of these relationships to chance.

We say “Hi,” exchange pleasantries ... and hope for the best.

But every relationship becomes suboptimal at some point, whether it's a good one that goes off th...