How do you establish & maintain good relationships in the workplace?

Step1

Keep your tone cordial and friendly at work, even with those people who may get under your skin or whose work habits you deplore. The tone of voice you use when talking to co-workers can set the basis for the kinds of relationships you form. In this same vein, be careful about bringing personal stress to work with you because it often comes out sideways, and you can end up snapping at co-workers and causing hurt feelings that will get in the way of developing good relationships.

Step2

Offer to help others when you have free time and you see they are overwhelmed or bogged down. When your coworkers see you are a team player, they’ll be more inclined to appreciate you and want to form a congenial relationship. Ask for help when you need it too. By admitting that you don’t know all the answers and need the expertise or support of your co-workers, you establish a foundation on which you can build respect, one of the main ingredients for good relationships.

Step3

Avoid office gossip. You may think you’re building relationships with those who are doing the gossiping, but in the end, it more than likely will come back to haunt you, especially when the subject of your gossip gets wind of your remarks. In the end, you’ll only develop a reputation of untrustworthiness and will have a difficult time getting others to confide in or befriend you.

Step4

Accept responsibility when things go wrong, especially when you work as part of a team. If you’re part of a team, you’re in it for the duration -- good and bad. You’ll earn the respect of your co-workers and create a firm foundation for healthy relationships when you keep your blame-pointing finger in your pocket.

Step5

Practice those skills you use to work out differences with your family and friends to deal with work problems. Many of the same relationship tactics you use outside work -- like sitting down and talking it through over a meal or walking away until you cool down --can effectively be used at work.

Establishing and maintaining good work relationships is the key to a positive workplace.

There are several characteristics that make up good, healthy working relationships at your work place:

1- Trust each other

2- Respect everybody and every opinion, input and ideas

3- Take responsibility of your words & actions.

4- Don't spread negative thoughts neither let others do this.

5- Establish open communication with everybody

be friendly, helpful and keep it professionaly

Agree with all experts....................

Try and help others, everyone appreciates being assisted with their work and problems.  You don't have to be the smartest, hardest-working person, just be helpful.  Over time people will appreciate your efforts and you'll learn from them while they do their best to keep you around.

well researched by my brother Bassam, very educative

Agree with both the colleagues. Cooperation and honesty are key things.

Be soft and lead clear behavior  with the others.

Communication and understanding. 

By two keys qualities, the ability to listen to constructive feedback and give feedback.

Communication is the key component of successful teams worldwide.

through good integrity, honesty, sociable, helpfull and good sense of humour