Working Relationships: Managing Successful Relationships in Business and Life

Life is mainly about relationships. Marriages, families, businesses, and communities have relationships as the heart of them. John helps the reader better understand the five components of EQ (emotional intelligence) and how crucial they are to be successful at relationships. John also breaks down the important principles that everyone can apply to be better at difficult conversations....which all relationships will have. John shares from his personal life and his consulting practice to engage the reader in the truth that you can build EQ and difficult conversations skills. John points out that EQ is built and strengthened by difficult conversations and difficult conversations strengthen EQ. There is a powerful truth that they build off of each other.
John is not just sharing principles. He is sharing experiences and expertise that he has built into a consulting practice. The true stories of facilitating breakthrough when partners and family members are lost in a broken relationship that is negatively impacting the business model are powerful.

John Chisholm has been an executive coach and management consultant for over 25 years. Based in Kansas City, he has helped accounting firms and multi-million dollar businesses all across the country to increase performance and achieve personal and professional success. His acknowledged expertise in areas of leadership development, strategy, and interpersonal communication has made him a sought-after public speaker and retreat facilitator.
John is a gifted facilitator and management consultant. He has an extensive amount of consulting experience in team building, communication skills, conflict resolution and organizational development. His niche is professional service firms and closely held businesses. Partner conflict and challenging family dynamics can negatively impact businesses. John's skill of unlocking that conflict is really what the book is about.
John has a Psychology degree from the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana, IL.
John is married to his lovely bride of 41 years, Fran and six children ranging in ages of 40-24. He has 12 grandchildren.