Since I joined Hudson Consulting Group almost 6 years ago there has been one consistent piece of advice that I prefer to call words to live by when it comes to any of my staff that interacts in the Education arena with either clients or candidates...Don't Burn a Bridge! My father gave that advice to me very early in life and meant it for both personal and professional relationships.
I started my career in education over 20 years ago and even though supervisors, peers and subordinates did not always see eye to eye - I'm proud to say that I've always left the door open to work through differences. We don't always have to agree, and if things every got heated, I'd always want to be able to circle back.