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How to build deeper, more robust relationships | Carole Robin (Stanford GSB professor, “Touchy Feely”)

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Apr 25, 2024
Carole Robin, a Stanford GSB professor known for her influential "Touchy Feely" course, shares insights on building meaningful relationships. She discusses the transformative power of vulnerability and introduces the '15% rule' to stretch comfort zones in communication. Carole highlights the impact of early mental models on relationships and explains her 'three realities' framework for enhancing feedback. She also candidly reflects on her experiences with long COVID, emphasizing empathy and genuine connections as keys to effective leadership.
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ADVICE

Robust Relationships

  • Build robust, meaningful relationships for a richer life.
  • These relationships are crucial for personal and professional success.
ANECDOTE

Life-Changing Impact

  • Carole Robin's students credit her class with their professional achievements and personal relationship improvements.
  • Many claim the class saved their marriages or helped reconcile family conflicts.
ANECDOTE

Interpersonal Dynamics Course

  • In Carole Robin's Interpersonal Dynamics course, students participate in T-Groups for experiential learning.
  • These groups involve exercises like paired disclosures, followed by reflection and new choices in subsequent interactions.
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