It is virtually impossible to feel connected and supported in life when you don’t feel that way where you spend most of our time—at work. In The Business of Friendship, friendship expert Shasta Nelson unpacks the distinct ways we can make work relationships the healthiest they can be, both for the sake of the employee and the mission of the company. She inspires readers to see why friendship is crucial to our health and our careers, and teaches us exactly how to develop the supportive and meaningful connections we need. Our organizations benefit as friendships at work result in higher levels of workplace productivity, employee retention, safety, innovation, collaboration, and profitability. In having a best friend at work, we are seven times more engaged in our job, which translates to better customer service, less absenteeism, fewer workplace accidents, and more loyalty to our organizations. Through Shasta’s stories, research, and practical guidance, she: Breaks down what creates healthy bonds and reveals the 3 requirements necessary in all healthy relationships and teams. Helps managers and employees assess the health of their relationships and learn ways to repair and improve them. Provides advice for addressing some of the biggest fears around workplace friendships, such as increased drama, favoritism, confidentiality, gossip, toxic coworkers, relationship with bosses, and potential romantic attractions. The Business of Friendship is for those who are ready to maximize the two most significant factors of our wellbeing—career and relationships. Whether you are a leader or an employee, when you feel more connected and supported at work, everyone wins.

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Shows how to succeed in business by developing professional relationships that have the same depth and sincerity as personal friendships-- The seven principles of "Friendship Marketing" show how to return to the basics of relationship building to conduct businessLike sharks in a feeding frenzy, today's businesses are in such a hurry to handle each client and then jump to the next that they've forgotten the importance of building lasting business relationships. Like a friendship, a business relationship takes time and effort -- and, also like a friendship, the rewards can be great. Business executive Gerald Baron shows how every employee in a company -- from the CEO to the newest employee -- can use relationship building to increase business, resources, and yes, personal friendships. Drawing from his own experiences with "Friendship Marketing", Baron demonstrates: -- How good listening skills set the foundation in the growth of friendships and business, and how to improve one's ability to be a good listener-- That friendships and business relationships, though they connect at certain points in time, are different, and that it is valuable to recognize their different roles-- The importance of identifying a core company message on the road to friendship marketing, and how to engage all levels of employees-- How to use the concept of friendship marketing in development of company advertisements, brochures, videos, interactive media, and other marketing toolsWhile slowing down a company's feeding-frenzy approach to building client relationships may well improve business, Baron emphasizes that friendship marketing enriches much more than a company's balance sheet. "At heart", he writes in the introduction, "this book is more about successful living than successful business".

Excerpt from The Business of Being a Friend An essay on the stupendous and fascinating experiences of friendship usually takes one of three forms. Following Plato or Swedenborg, one may try to scale its mystic heights. Failing this, one may try to reduce it to simpler terms by medical or sociological analysis; - result: the insipid or nauseous mess just now so annoyingly familiar. But if one prefers a third plan one may offer advice as to the beauties and difficulties to be met with on the road which friends (and would-be friends) are ever traveling. Miss Conde has chosen this method and has written a book which is sensible and practical from start to finish, because it rests firmly on her own well-pondered experience. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from The Business of Being a Friend AN essay on the stupendous and fasci nating experiences of friendship usually takes one of three forms. Following Plato or Swedenborg, one may try to scale its mystic heights. Failing this, one may try to reduce it to simpler terms by medical or sociological analysis; result: the insipid or nauseous mess just now so annoyingly familiar. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Rath's fast-paced and inviting storytelling makes a mountain of important research accessible and applicable, and sheds new light on relationships with coworkers, family, friends, and significant others.