From management to marriage, learn how to become more effective at work and live a full life by improving your relationships

‘A practical and timely book I highly recommend’ Arianna Huffington, Founder and CEO, Thrive Global

‘Connect offers a compelling and highly accessible roadmap for building relationships that lead to professional success and personal fulfilment’ Reid Hoffman, co-founder of LinkedIn and co-author of Blitzscaling and The Alliance

David Bradford and Carole Robin taught interpersonal skills to MBA candidates for a combined seventy-five years on their legendary Stanford Graduate School of Business course, Interpersonal Dynamics . Now, in Connect, they share their time-tested strategies for developing the interpersonal skills that have become fundamental to success at work and in our everyday lives, such as building trust, giving feedback and navigating conflict.

Connect shows why relationship-building is crucial to becoming a more effective manager and leader and living a fulfilled life, from highlighting the importance of curiosity and empathy to demonstrating how to break logjams and negotiate boundaries. Filled with research-backed insights, useful concepts and thought-provoking exercises, Connect is an important resource for anyone hoping to build and sustain relationships, providing tools to make relationships robust – and even exceptional.