Tag Archive: work relationship

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If you have two friends in your lifetime, you’re lucky. If you have one good friend, you’re more than lucky. Image two lizards that look like they're hugging.

Can the Boss Have Friends at Work

If you don’t have friends at work, you feel alone for half your life. But close relationships with direct reports feel awkward.

Be friendly. But you aren’t equals. Pretending otherwise leads to confusion and resentment.

Power distorts connection.

Show me your friends and I’ll show you your future.

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Connecting through Social Contracts

The thought of a thing is often more fulfilling than it’s reality. I wonder if that’s true of social contracts for organizations. We talk about connecting, but what are we doing to create,… Continue reading →