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The Coach's Corner
Denley McIntosh
THE RELATIONSHIP LADDER: How the Rungs of Respect, Like, Trust, and Love Can Bring You Up (or Down) at Work, at Home, and in Life
AUG 11, 2026
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Description
A listener asked a powerful question:
“How do you measure your relationships in corporate America — in the context of what does it get you?”
It’s a question about influence. It’s a question about access. It’s a question about trust. It’s a question about career mobility.
And it’s a question most people never think to ask.
Today on The Coach’s Corner, we’re introducing a simple, powerful framework that answers that question directly:
Respect → Like → Trust → Love
A relationship ladder that shows you:
how relationships form
how they deepen
how they break
how they heal
and what each rung gets you
This is The Relationship Ladder — and once you see it, you’ll never unsee it. Let’s go and climb it.
Learn more at:
*** NEW *** TCC Leading Under Pressure Program for Emerging & Executive Leaders
https://www.mindmarker.com/leading-under-pressure-the-renewiq-master-journey/
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