{"product_id":"connect-building-exceptional-relationships-with-family-friends-and-colleagues-hardcover","title":"Connect: Building Exceptional Relationships with Family, Friends, and Colleagues - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Bradford\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eCarole Robin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA transformative guide to building more fulfilling relationships with colleagues, friends, partners, and family, based on the landmark Interpersonal Dynamics (\"Touchy-Feely\") course at Stanford's Graduate School of Business \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eONE OF \u003ci\u003eBLOOMBERG\u003c\/i\u003e'S BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR - \"Carole Robin and David Bradford are masters at helping people bring IQ and EQ together to satisfy both and be successful.\"--Ray Dalio, founder of Bridgewater and author of \u003ci\u003ePrinciples: Life and Work\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe ability to create strong relationships with others is crucial to living a full life and becoming more effective at work. Yet many of us find ourselves struggling to build solid personal and professional connections or unable to handle challenges that inevitably arise when we grow closer to others. When we find ourselves in an exceptional relationship--the kind of relationship in which we feel fully understood and supported for who we are--it can seem like magic. But the truth is that the process of building and sustaining these relationships can be described, learned, and applied. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDavid Bradford and Carole Robin taught interpersonal skills to MBA candidates for a combined seventy-five years in their legendary Stanford Graduate School of Business course Interpersonal Dynamics (affectionately known to generations of students as \"Touchy-Feely\") and have coached and consulted hundreds of executives for decades. In \u003ci\u003eConnect\u003c\/i\u003e, they show readers how to take their relationships from shallow to exceptional by cultivating authenticity, vulnerability, and honesty, while being willing to ask for and offer help, share a commitment to growth, and deal productively with conflict. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFilled with relatable scenarios and research-backed insights, \u003ci\u003eConnect\u003c\/i\u003e is an important resource for anyone hoping to improve existing relationships and build new ones at any stage of life.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Bradford\u003c\/b\u003e is Eugene O'Kelly II Senior Lecturer Emeritus in Leadership at Stanford Graduate School of Business, where he helped develop Interpersonal Dynamics (\"Touchy Feely\"). He lives in Berkeley, California, with his wife of more than fifty years. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter more than twenty years at Stanford, \u003cb\u003eCarole Robin \u003c\/b\u003ewas the Dorothy J. King Lecturer in Leadership before co-founding Leaders in Tech, which brings the principles and process of \"Touchy Feely\" to executives in Silicon Valley. She lives in Palo Alto, California, with her husband of thirty-five years.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 9.3 x 6.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 09, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51768748278048,"sku":"9780593237090","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/cea26a35b16d64c95d772a35863b8cb4.webp?v=1780336401","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/connect-building-exceptional-relationships-with-family-friends-and-colleagues-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}