Exceptional Leadership, Exceptional Relationships with Dr. David Bradford

Dr. David Bradford is Eugene O’Kelly II Senior Lecturer Emeritus in Leadership at Stanford Graduate School of Business. Along with Carole Robin, he's taught interpersonal skills to MBA candidates for a combined seventy-five years in their legendary course Interpersonal Dynamics (affectionately known to generations of students as “Touchy-Feely”) and they have coached and consulted hundreds of executives for decades. In their book, "Connect: Building Exceptional Relationships with Family, Friends, and Colleagues," they show readers how to take their relationships from shallow to exceptional by cultivating authenticity, vulnerability, and honesty, while being willing to ask for and offer help, share a commitment to growth, and deal productively with conflict. He has written several other books including, “Influencing Up” and "Reinventing Organization Development: New Approaches to Change in Organizations." Inside This Episode Building Exceptional Relationships Why We Often Struggle To Build Solid Connections With Other People How To Say Anything To Almost Anybody Getting Back to Choice in Responsibility The Danger of Attribution The Sliding Scale Of Authenticity and Vulnerability Preventing Major Conflicts Before They Occur How To Handle Disagreement Strengthening Relationships Through Disagreements Delivering Effective Feedback To Colleagues And Employees Testing The Waters Before Managing Up Role-Modeling Excellence As a Leader Links: Website LinkedIn