I just graduated from the two-year Stanford MBA program — a program with a lower acceptance rate than Harvard Business School.
While I came to Stanford to pivot into a new career, I was surprised by how much I learned about building trusting relationships. I took one of the most famous electives, popularly called “Touchy Feely”, where I met weekly with thirteen others to talk about feelings.
We learned about how to connect with others.
The communication techniques we learned help you:
- Develop deeper relationships
- Feel a sense of connection and belonging
- Get others to follow you as a leader at work
- Collaborate across teams and departments to execute on big projects
Here’s what I learned.
Stay On Your Side of “The Net”
“I know you think you look smart when you refer to these books, but…” said a dear friend.
I felt annoyed. What did she know about what I was thinking? I hadn’t said anything about thinking I looked smart.