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Nov 2021
43m 17s

How Family Dynamics Play Out at Work

Morra Aarons-Mele
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Host Morra Aarons-Mele speaks with Kathleen Smith, an associate faculty member at the Bowen Center for the Study of the Family, about how family systems theory can help us better understand leadership and relationships with coworkers. 
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