Investing in Relationships¿I¿M ABOUT AS TECHNICAL AS A PINT OF GUINNESS, ¿ says Richard Walker, who has devoted his career to developing technical talent in others. A wee bit of irony there? Get to know Richard and it all makes sense. Once a small town bricklayer in Yorkshire, he became CEO of York Solutions, a thriving national IT consulting company based in the Twin Cities ¿ and he did it on the power of Relationship Equity. In his new book, Relationship Equity: Your Cornerstone Investment to Great Gains in Business and Life, Richard takes us along on his lifelong journey of discovery to explain this simple yet complex principle. We learn how he has applied it for both business and personal success. Along the way, he has enriched the IT talent pool, helping others get a new start in life just as others helped him. He has assisted tech professionals in advancing their careers. Relationship Equity isn¿t just about growing the bottom line, though. It¿s about strengthening families, marriages, communities. It¿s about helping others to build better lives by reaching out in friendship with no expectation of getting anything in return. In our authentic relationships, Richard tells us, we tap into a powerful force for good that, in the end, will profit us most of all.