{"product_id":"0241986869","title":"Connect: Building Exceptional Relationships with Family, Friends and Colleagues","description":"\n\n\u003cb\u003e'A practical and timely book' - \u003c\/b\u003eArianna Huffington, Founder and CEO, Thrive Global\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Valuable for everyone'\u003c\/b\u003e - Julia Samuel, bestselling author\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBiting your tongue?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBottling it all up?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom marriage to management challenges, learn how to change your relationships from exasperating to exceptional with this expert guide. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The 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 where 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.\u003cbr\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. 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