Making Real Connections (HBR Women at Work Series)
by Harvard Business Review, Amy Gallo, Amy Edmondson, Tina Opie, Dorie Clark
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Repairing a Professional Relationship When Trust Has Broken Down
by Dorie Clark
If you’ve spent enough time in the workforce, you almost certainly have a trail of damaged professional relationships behind you. That doesn’t mean you’re a bad manager or employee; it’s simply a fact that some people don’t get along, and when we have to rely on each other (to finish the report, to execute the campaign, to close the deal), there are bound to be crossed wires and disappointments.
When conflict happens, many of us try to disengage—to avoid the person around the office or limit our exposure to them. That’s a fine strategy if your colleague is peripheral to your daily life; you may never have to work with the San Diego office again. But if it’s your ...
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