INTRODUCTION

Move Beyond Small Talk and Make a Real Connection

by Emily Caulfield and Amy Gallo, cohosts of Women at Work

This book, dedicated to helping you create meaningful professional relationships, is the perfect home for a coauthored introduction. We, Emily Caulfield and Amy Gallo, had worked together at Harvard Business Review for nearly a year before our work paths crossed as cohosts of the Women at Work podcast. When Emily joined the show in September of 2020, we were all in full-fledged pandemic lockdown, working from home and recording the show from our closets and bedrooms. Our first in-real-life conversation, beyond casual “hellos” in the hallway, was socially distanced at a local park when we recorded the season six trailer with ...

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