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How to Build Incredible Collaborative Relationships at Work with Deb Mashek

Dec 3, 2024

In this engaging conversation, Dr. Deb Mashek, a social psychologist and author of "Collabor(h)ate," discusses how to foster incredible collaborative relationships at work. She breaks down her Mashek Matrix, explaining its two dimensions that impact teamwork. Deb highlights the significance of the Big Five personality traits in workplace dynamics and offers practical strategies to enhance relationship quality. With a focus on self-expansion theory and the balance of formal vs. informal interactions, she emphasizes the essential investment in relationships for meaningful collaboration.

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Deb Mashek

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Quick takeaways

Deb Mashek emphasizes that effective collaboration requires a shared understanding of individual perspectives and needs to achieve common goals.

The Mashek Matrix illustrates that high relationship quality is crucial for enhancing interdependence among team members in collaboration.

Mashek highlights the importance of training in collaboration skills, emotional intelligence, and interpersonal skills to improve workplace relationships.

Deep dives

Deb Mashek's Background and Expertise

Deb Mashek is a social psychologist with a rich background in academia and non-profit work, focusing on collaboration and close relationships. After leaving her tenured professorship at Harvey Mudd College, she transitioned to consulting, applying her expertise to help individuals and organizations improve their collaborative capabilities. Mashek's journey also includes launching Heterodox Academy to promote open inquiry on college campuses following the 2016 election, showcasing her commitment to fostering diversity of thought. Her book 'Collaborate' delves into building effective workplace relationships, even for those who prefer working alone.

Intro

2min

Navigating Collaboration in Academia and Beyond

17min

Navigating Collaborative Relationships

15min

Cultivating Collaborative Relationships

22min

Navigating Interdependence in Collaboration

14min

Empowering Children: Responsibility and Resilience in Complex Situations

4min

Building Collaborative Relationships

9min

Valuing Time and Celebrating Wins

6min

Focusing on Process and Building Connections for Success

2min

Enjoy this re-release of one my top listened to episodes with my guest, Deb Mashek.

Our guest today is Dr. Deb Mashek, a social psychologist who helps business leaders navigate the relationship headwinds that tank timelines, bottom lines and well-being. She is an experienced business advisor, professor and non-profit executive. She is the author of the book Collabor(h)ate: How to build incredible collaborative relationships at work (even if you’d rather work alone)

Timestamps:

[05.50] Collaboration – Deb shares a brief bio on herself and defines collaboration in her own terms.

[15.02] Hierarchy – The collaboration of every member is important in a collaborative workspace.

[21.03] The Mashek Matrix – We go through the two dimensions of the Mashek Matrix.

[28.47] OCEAN - Openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism are the big five personality assessments.

[36.16] Relationship quality – We talk about ways to improve relationship quality.

[46.19] Self-expansion theory – Deb explains the psychological theory of self-expansion.

[59.26] Frequency dial – We talk about formal vs. informal time on the frequency dial in interdependence.

[01.05.52] Invest in relationships – Collaboration is far from easy. We talk about the importance of developing relationships in order to collaborate.

[01.20.27] Best behaviors – We talk about the best behaviors to have when we are building a team for collaboration.

Connect with Deb

Website - myco.consulting/

debmashek.com/

Mashek Matrix: https://debmashek.lpages.co/mashekmatrix/

Blog: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/contributors/debra-mashek-phd

LinkedIn - linkedin.com/in/debra-mashek/

Twitter - twitter.com/debmashek

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/debmashek

Book by Deb

Collabor(h)ate: How to build incredible collaborative relationships at work (even if you’d rather work alone