What are the 4 Dimension of Relationship Work? 

The 4 Dimensions of Relational Work, proposed by Butler and Waldroop (2004), identifies dimensions related to interpersonal common sense that are critical in business. Waldroop and Butler say one should distinguish between 4 types of relational interests and skills.

The 4 Dimensions of Relational Work are:

• Influence: Professionals who enjoy developing and extending their sphere of interpersonal influence. They take pleasure in persuasion, negotiation and the power of holding valuable information and ideas.
• Interpersonal Facilitation: People that are keenly attuned to the interpersonal aspects of work situations. They intuitively focus on experiences of other people and they operate usually quietly behind the scenes. In this way they keep their colleagues committed and engaged so that projects run smoothly. 
• Relational Creativity: People who are good at making connections with groups of people through visual and verbal imagery. 
• Team Leadership: These are people that want to see other people, and interact with them. They like managing and working in high-energy teams in hectic service environments. 

These four Dimensions of Relational Work are not discrete types. Individual may possess attributes of multiple or no dimensions. Also scoring high in one dimension may be detrimental to other areas and to certain types of work.