Description
#1 New York Times bestselling author Tom Rath delivers a fascinating read that will change the way you look at your family, friends, coworkers, and significant other.Whatโs the quickest way to ruin a friendship? Can bosses actually learn something from marriages? Are very close friendships in the workplace such a bad thing?
These are just a few of the questions that #1 New York Times bestselling author Tom Rath asked when he embarked on a massive study of friendships. Along with several leading researchers, Rath pored through the literature, conducted experiments and analyzed more than 5 million interviews from Gallupโs worldwide database.
His teamโs discoveries produced Vital Friends , a book that challenges long-held assumptions people have about their relationships. And the teamโs landmark discovery โ that people who have a โbest friend at workโ are seven times as likely to be engaged in their job โ is sure to rattle the structure of organizations around the world.
Drawing on research and case studies from topics as diverse as marriage, management, and architecture, Vital Friends reveals whatโs common to all truly essential friendships: a regular focus on what each person is contributing to the friendship โ rather than the all-too-common approach of expecting one person to be everything.
Rathโs fast-paced and inviting storytelling takes a mountain of important research and makes it remarkably accessible and applicable. By the time you finish reading Vital Friends , youโll see your family, friends, coworkers and significant other in a whole new light.
ISBN:9781595620071
