How to build deeper, more robust relationships | Carole Robin (Stanford GSB professor, “Touchy Feely”)

The first element necessary for unity and connection to occur is simple but profoundly missing in many leadership scenarios: the right kinds and the right amounts of time together.

This question of how teams could meet happily day in and day out led me to the coaches. Leadership coaches, team coaches, personal coaches: “It’s all about relationships,” they explained. “If the people in the room can’t trust one another—if they’re anxious, worried, or angry, no amount of fancy facilitation will work. Building relationships matter

LET’S RETURN TO the “care personally” dimension of Radical Candor. In order to build a great team, you need to understand how each person’s job fits into their life goals. You need to get to know each person who reports directly to you, to have real, human relationships—relationships that change as people change. When putting the right people in th

few suggestions: 1. Be not afraid! Creating intimacy requires courage, not just for you, but for everyone. Chances are, you’ve had at least some degree of success in forming intimate relationships at some time in your life. It’s the same thing here. 2. People in senior positions appreciate candor, but candor isn’t necessarily intimacy, and they val