Can I Be Friends With My Directs? - Part...

This cast concludes our guidance on what a professional manager's role and limits are when it comes to being friends with our directs. 

If you think you're a "working manager", and that's harder somehow, you're wrong. 

Having a healthy, mutually beneficial relationship with your boss doesn’t require accommodating their every quirk, demand, and weakness. We discuss respectful, constructive ways to meet in the middle, set boundaries, and help them achieve their goals while making your competence ... Show More

Our guidance on communicating with your boss around personal topics. 

Part 1 of our guidance on the manager playbook. 

Our guidance on developing relationships with professionals at competing firms. 

How to turn work acquaintances into real friendsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

Why workplace friendships are important, tips for making friends at work, and how to deepen connections with better conversations.View the full recap at ideou.com/blog__________Get episode recaps and register for free live podcast events at ideou.com/podcast.Build your creative p ... Show More

Would you spot a friend money if they needed it? How about if they asked every month? This week: the limits of friendship. 

Can a boss and employee be friends? What do you think?