Perhaps our relationship isn’t working because you are focused on an assumption that what you are doing is optimal and appropriate, and the issues come from how I use your inputs.

It’s funny: when I think about our problems, I focus on the things I’d like you to do differently!

It’s most likely that we both contribute to the problem, and the solution isn’t me communicating better with you–it’s us both sitting down and developing a shared, working relationship with adjustments and commitments from both sides.

What do you think?

regards, Sales