[...] Leadership is a delicate balance of relationship management. Those you lead must trust and respect you. They can&rsquo;t trust you until they know you &ndash; and you them. Respect comes from time spent working with, listening to, and inspiring your team. They must know where you are leading them. So, you spend time building great relationships with your team. You weather tough times together. You invest in them beyond what they would have expected. Everything seems to be fine until&hellip; A relational rift occurs. Maybe it started as a simple miscommunication. Maybe you said, or didn&rsquo;t say, what needed to be said and the result is a deepening chasm of mistrust and hurt feelings. Whatever the cause, you know the relationship is damaged and you are left wondering if it can ever be the same.&nbsp; [...]