Aligning oneself with a corporation’s goals and vision is a necessary skill set that more often than not leads to success in any work environment. To do this special attention should be on developing and expanding meaningful relationships. It doesn’t matter if you are working to climb the corporate latter or just wanting to stay as a high contributor in your current position relationship building is key to the next opportunity or lack thereof. So how does one align themselves to corporate goals through relationship building? It takes being an integral part of the corporate alignment. Here are some suggested relationship behaviors to make this happen.

• Be properly aligned with your job function by developing relationships that can help you with the knowledge, skills, and abilities needed for your current or desired position.
• Be sure to use good relationship management to understand and uncover the needs of leadership at multiple levels so that you are aligned with those needs.
• Be a team contributor who knows how to communicate and take on roles that are best suited for the team.
• Be aligned with the company vision by understanding what is important and your skills fit into the bigger picture.

The bottom line is that professional relationships are all about alignment with corporate goals, roles, and teams. To align properly you have to look beyond what you are good at and focus on how it all fits into the bigger picture.