Bridge the Gap: Breakthrough Communication Tools to Transform Work Relationships From Challenging to Collaborative

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YOUR MIND UNDER PRESSURE

An Inner Narrator and a Kaleidoscope

We have a friend who taught us a skill that, originally, made us roll our eyes. Yet it’s a genius strategy that, while kind of silly, actually works to supersize your psychological flexibility and help you bridge the gap in work relationships where you struggle to connect, communicate, and collaborate.

Francisco is a 55-year-old Mexican American man who everybody admires and likes. He transforms nearly all his professional relationships into authentic friendships, which is not easy considering that he works in a politicized position as the executive director of a “property business improvement district.” His job is to convene an association of diverse people that oversee a pot of ...