Thinking About “What Could Have Been?” You’re Not Alone!
Have you considered a previous fork in the road and wondered, “if I had taken that other path, what would my life have been like?” Do you...
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As it turns out, we miss small talk
It is critical that organizations integrate opportunities for casual interaction into their remote working ecosystem.
John Paul Stephens
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Sharing experiences and emotions amidst racial unrest
with Douglas Lepisto, Western Michigan University This is a tragic and challenging time as our society reckons with race. The speed of...
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Taking care of your remote workers
With the rapid spread of COVID-19 and the increasing need for individuals to stay at home , teleworking has become the go-to option for...
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Liquor Store Diaries
She asked if there was anything she could for me. To make my day better...I stood there stumped. I told her she already did it.
Jane Dutton
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Hey, Teachers: It’s Time to Put On Our Compassion Hats
(co-authored with Monica Worline) The surge in cases of Coronavirus around the world is disrupting the daily lives of students, teachers,...
John Paul Stephens
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Relationship resilience in the time of COVID-19
These are trying times for connections! Here in the U.S., the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, along with the federal...
Jane Dutton
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Seeding High Quality Connections in the Classroom
Co-authored with Arne Carlsen and Sally Maitlis Many of us are teachers and professors. Our classrooms are rife with possibilities for...
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Breaking out of micromanagement
I was working with a small company last week on leadership training for their middle managers. This company desperately needs their...
Jane Dutton
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Unleash your human connecting creativity!
How could we as employees, workers, students, families and friends unleash our creative powers to imagine new ways of creating human...
Mandy O'Neill
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40 Seconds of Compassion
Some of the most compelling evidence for the importance of caring and compassion comes from the field of healthcare. (In some ways, it's...
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To Show Empathy, Stop Saying "At Least..."
Dr. Brené Brown explains the difference between empathy and sympathy: “Empathy fuels connection; sympathy drives disconnection.”
Mandy O'Neill
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Taking care of business, the relational way
There is a lot of talk about power and status coming out of top business schools. Classes with names such as “ Paths to Power ” abound....
Jane Dutton
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Make Mattering Matter!
Chris Peterson , my wonderful former U of Michigan colleague was known for his phrase “other people matter.” Psychologists studying...
Mandy O'Neill
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The benefits of witnessing gratitude
Need a way to build high quality relationships at work? Cultivate the expression of gratitude in your social network. Thanks to a series...
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To Trust or Not to Trust: Having Mixed Feeling about your Boss Hurts your Performance
Feeling Ambivalent About Your Boss Hurts Your Performance Even More Than Disliking Them.
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Do Talk To Strangers: The Case for Building Acquaintances
Acquaintances play a vital supporting role in our social networks. They anchor us in the social landscape and generate novel experiences.
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Do you have a co-worker that frustrates the h*** out of you?
In To Kill a Mockingbird Atticus tells Scout: "You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view...
Beth Humberd
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You Made My Day! Exchanges of Gratitude at Work
A few weeks back, upon picking up my first-grader son from his after school program, he shared a story with me: while playing outside, he...
Mandy O'Neill
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Who should you go to for support?
On a website about high quality connections, it’s easy to forget that finding compassion and empathy from others is sometimes not as...
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