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Kevin Rockmann
- Jul 15, 2020
- 7 min
High Quality Connections in an Anti-Racist Reckoning
guest post authored by Emily Heaphy I am a White person who has been learning about and working to be anti-racist for about 25 years. I...
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Bess
- Oct 18, 2019
- 4 min
Finding a place where everyone knows your name
Often, we think of beloved places as geographical locations—a city we grew up in, a café we frequent, maybe even somewhere we work. But,...
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Kevin Rockmann
- Aug 23, 2019
- 1 min
Owner / Player or King / Servant?
I was struck in listening to the new 30 for 30 podcast series on the horrible racism of Donald Sterling the contrast between his...
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Kevin Rockmann
- Jul 10, 2019
- 1 min
I love Trader Joe's
A lot of what is so great about Trader Joe's comes from the fact that the company wants the creation of HQCs a central part of its...
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Jessica Methot
- Jun 20, 2019
- 1 min
You Share Brainwaves with Your Best Friend
Recent research using fMRI to scan subjects’ brains while watching short videos show that the brains of close friends respond similarly.
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Jane Dutton
- May 31, 2019
- 2 min
Make Mattering Matter!
Chris Peterson, my wonderful former U of Michigan colleague was known for his phrase “other people matter.” Psychologists studying...
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Bess
- May 16, 2019
- 3 min
High-Quality mentoring: A rough around the edges approach
If you were to ask me to describe a “good” mentor, or one that engages in high-quality mentoring relationships, the words “warm”,...
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Alexandra Gerbasi
- May 8, 2019
- 1 min
I'm out of here...Turnover intentions and Work Friends
We often think when people are going leave an organization, they might burn their bridges and break all of their social ties. A recent...
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Beth Humberd
- May 5, 2019
- 2 min
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...
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John Paul Stephens
- Apr 25, 2019
- 1 min
Keep those feelings to yourself?
I just came across this article about how to sound more emotionally intelligent. I was struck by the emphasis on suppressing most...
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Kevin Rockmann
- Apr 9, 2019
- 2 min
After the Fall
I was inspired after reading a climbing story - "After the Fall" - in the most recent Patagonia catalog (yes, an unexpected place for...
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Bess
- Apr 8, 2019
- 2 min
When and how should managers enable creative pairs at work?
“Jeff and Sanjay…seem to be two halves of a single mind.” In organizations, it is not uncommon to find two people who enjoy working...
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Shasa Dobrow Riza
- Mar 19, 2019
- 2 min
Do you want to "find" your calling?
During the dark winter mornings at this time of year, you might think that if only you could “find” your true calling, heading out to...
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Kevin Rockmann
- Mar 15, 2019
- 2 min
Experiencing Trauma Together
I was chatting with a friend of mine the other day about what drives high quality relationships in her workplace. She is a nurse and...
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Mandy O'Neill
- Mar 4, 2019
- 3 min
Creating a Culture of Companionate Love
What can individual contributors do to create a culture of companionate love—comprised of affection, caring, compassion, fondness, and...
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Jessica Methot
- Feb 25, 2019
- 3 min
The Mixed Blessing of Work Friends
Our social networks are critical for success. We are embedded in webs of relationships that provide access to information, feedback,...
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Wendy Murphy
- Feb 18, 2019
- 2 min
Shared Courage: When friends go off the cliff with you
Yesterday, I was skiing with friends, all parents of children in the same ski program, and I wanted to try a new trail. My daughter had...
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Amy Colbert
- Feb 15, 2019
- 2 min
What do we get from workplace relationships? The opportunity to give
Think about your best workplace relationship. What is this relationship like? What would life at work be like without this person? My...
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Kevin Rockmann
- Feb 14, 2019
- 1 min
Why should I care about relationships at work?
Orgs care a lot about communication, but not so much relationships. That is, the modern organizational model is to give the employee the...
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