Do

friendships among staff contribute

to a healthy working and learning environment?

-or -

Do friendships at work lead to a decrease in productivity

causing gossip and cliques to

develop?

Friendships at work naturally develop out of common interests, shared stresses and mutual values. This natural occurrence often leaves child care leaders asking: Do friendships among staff contribute to a healthy working and learning environment or do they lead to a decrease in productivity causing gossip and cliques to develop?

Here's the good news: Researchers who study the impacts of friendships at work report that true friendships lead to many more positive outcomes than negative. The positive outcomes include lowered stress levels, less turnover, increased productivity, greater teamwork and healthier employees.

The challenging part in obtaining these benefits is that all of the positive outcomes of friendships at work can be voided by a negative working and learning environment or an ineffective supervisor. The other challenging part is that some employees are unable to recognize and form true friendships at work. As you know, all different kinds of relationships form in the workplace. Some are solid friendships while others seem destructive in nature.

On this issue of the Leadership Connection, you'll discover:

• 4 essential relationships to have at work

• The difference between a workship, friendship and foe

• The greatest predictor of a long lasting friendship

• When you should develop a friendship with a co-worker

• 2 words to keep in mind when you're developing true

  friendships at work

• 6 questions to ask yourself when considering becoming

  friends with someone at work

You're just moments away from accessing:

1) 72-Minute Audio Program on friendships at work

2) Transcripts of Audio Program

Joining us is topic expert Dr. Jan Yager, Ph.D. Dr. Yager is a management consultant, speaker and coach on workplace and relationship issues who is regularly quoted in the media (the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Self, Dallas Morning News, USA Today, etc.) and interviewed on TV/cable and radio programs including The Oprah Winfrey Show, The Today Show, Good Morning, America, The View, CBS News' Sunday Morning Show, National Public Radio, BBC radio, and others. She is the author of over 25 books that have been translated into multiple languages.

Click the > button to begin playing a 48 second clip. You'll hear Jan Yager speaking about the difference between a workship and a friendship. People often think they're formulating friendships at work when in essence it's a workship. What's the difference? Find out on this clip.

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