How to Develop Friendships and Connect Meaningfully with Work Colleagues
59mIntermediate2020-10-22
Authors

Selena Rezvani
Leadership Author, Best-Selling Author
Course details
Friendships boost your work life in meaningful ways—psychologically, physically, and chemically—which help you stay happy, engaged, and performing well. But how can you sustain your workplace relationships when conflict, office politics, or going remote interfere? In this course, improve your ability to initiate, nurture, and maintain beneficial office connections and gracefully extract yourself from unhealthy ones that no longer serve you, whether engaging virtually or in person. Join author, speaker, and consultant, Selena Rezvani to learn about creating inclusive and welcoming groups, setting suitable boundaries, and avoiding reputation-killing behavior like gossip and complaining. Plus, get guidance on appropriate behavior with bosses, subordinates, and even sponsors or clients.
Skills covered
Teams and CollaborationWell-Being and Self-CareProfessional DevelopmentLeadership and ManagementOne-Off
Concepts
0. Introduction
- 01 - The gift of friendship and connecting meaningfully at work
1. Recognizing How Friendships Have Never Been More Important
- 02 - The feel good factor
- 03 - Staying connected virtually and remotely
- 04 - Building bridges inclusively
2. Sidestepping Friendship Land Mines
- 05 - Cultivate friendships, not cliques
- 06 - Clarifying and enforcing boundaries with over steppers
- 07 - Avoiding gossiping, triangulating, and complaining
- 08 - Disagreeing with friends - Don t just go with the flow
3. Distinguishing between Common Work Relationships
- 09 - Partnering with your boss
- 10 - Treading carefully with a work spouse
- 11 - Maximizing sponsor relationships
- 12 - Getting the best out of client relationships
- 13 - Strengthening referral relationships
4. How-to Friendship - Examples
- 14 - Addressing a work friend's negative behavior
- 15 - Setting limits with friends the right way
- 16 - Deflecting others' negative behavior
- 17 - Managing friendships outside of work
Conclusion
- 18 - Be the first - What dogs teach about friendship
- 19 - Cultivating friendships and building a legacy
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