Relationships don’t maintain themselves. If you wait until you need something, you’re already too late.

Let’s build a single-page map of your circles (inner, middle, outer) combined with a light-touch tracker of relationship health. Think CRM for humans, without the creepiness.

How to use it

This a view of your main People Database but focusing on the rings and direction of travel (in or out).

• Track the state of each relationship:
  • Current ring. Has that changed?
    • Inner = direct reports, close collaborators.
    • Middle = peers, stakeholders, partners.
    • Outer = senior leaders, cross-functional allies, Dave in Finance who reimburses your expenses.
  • Last Contacted (date).
  • Relationship Health (low/medium/high trust).
  • Shared Context (what success looks like for them).
  • Next Nudge (coffee, thank-you, quick check-in).
• Rotate attention, don’t always talk to the same three people.
• Spot drift early: people sliding from inner to outer circle usually means neglect.
• Review monthly.

Drift Watch

Now you have a living map you can filter by cold or weak ties, to keep you deliberate about maintaining presence before connections fade.