September 24, 2004

Can relationships be audited?

Johnnie Moore

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Can relationships be audited?

I’m just off to the Relationships Foundation this morning to learn about the Relationship Audit tool. This should be an interesting challenge to my own mental models as I’m wary of the language of “tools” in business and of measurement in relationships. On the other hand I like the spirit behind the Relationships Foundation and feel there are things I can learn here. I’ll let you know how I get on…

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Can relationships be audited?

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