Jane DuttonMay 53 minWe’ve Got Each Other's Backs!We often feel, at work and in our personal lives, that we’ve got the backs of people we care for. It may be a feeling we often have, but...
Jane DuttonSep 3, 20203 minLonging for BelongingIt’s the beginning of Fall, the usual time for transition and new beginnings. I see people all around me gearing up for classes. The...
Jessica MethotJul 24, 20203 minAs it turns out, we miss small talkIt is critical that organizations integrate opportunities for casual interaction into their remote working ecosystem.
Kevin RockmannJul 15, 20207 minHigh Quality Connections in an Anti-Racist Reckoningguest 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...
Jane DuttonMay 29, 20206 minTilling the Soil for Human Connectionwith Arne Carlsen, Sally Maitlis and Kristina Workman Finally it is spring! Spring reminds us that we need to ready the soil for new...
Jessica MethotMar 19, 20203 minLiquor Store DiariesShe 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.
John Paul StephensMar 19, 20202 minRelationship resilience in the time of COVID-19These are trying times for connections! Here in the U.S., the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, along with the federal...
Jane DuttonJan 21, 20206 minSeeding High Quality Connections in the ClassroomCo-authored with Arne Carlsen and Sally Maitlis Many of us are teachers and professors. Our classrooms are rife with possibilities for...
Jane DuttonAug 12, 20193 minUnleash 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...
Jessica MethotJul 15, 20191 minTo Show Empathy, Stop Saying "At Least..."Dr. Brené Brown explains the difference between empathy and sympathy: “Empathy fuels connection; sympathy drives disconnection.”
Jessica MethotJun 20, 20191 minYou Share Brainwaves with Your Best FriendRecent research using fMRI to scan subjects’ brains while watching short videos show that the brains of close friends respond similarly.
Jessica MethotJun 17, 20191 minWho Would Donate a Kidney to a Stranger? “Anti-psychopaths” are ultra-do-gooders who are extraordinarily compassionate, prosocial, and empathetic, and ready to donate a kidney.
Mandy O'NeillMay 29, 20192 minThe benefits of witnessing gratitudeNeed a way to build high quality relationships at work? Cultivate the expression of gratitude in your social network. Thanks to a series...
Jessica MethotMay 20, 20193 minDo Talk To Strangers: The Case for Building AcquaintancesAcquaintances play a vital supporting role in our social networks. They anchor us in the social landscape and generate novel experiences.
BessMay 17, 20193 minHigh-Quality mentoring: A rough around the edges approachIf you were to ask me to describe a “good” mentor, or one that engages in high-quality mentoring relationships, the words “warm”,...
Mandy O'NeillMay 2, 20192 minWho 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...
Mandy O'NeillMay 1, 20193 minNature and nurture (and stress)Just 20 minutes of nature reduces stress hormone levels, a new study reveals. I read about this research while scrolling the news on my...
Kevin RockmannApr 24, 20191 minWhat Happens When Old and Young ConnectWe can take some of the lessons from this article and apply it to intergenerational workplaces. Intergenerational volunteering in the...
Jessica MethotApr 23, 20192 minBe Careful What You Say: How Our Words are Powerful Tools for Action “Yet we, that is, even philosophers, set some limits to the amount of nonsense that we are prepared to admit we talk.” ~J. L. Austin, How...
Kevin RockmannApr 12, 20191 minHQCs driving organizational changeVia high-quality interactions of course! According to new research from Sara Soderstrom and Klaus Weber, successful interactions between...