Skills to Build Stronger Work Relationships
36mGeneral2026-05-28
Authors

Emily Anhalt
Course details
In the world of hybrid work, uncertainty, and constant change, people need healthy work relationships to feel supported and show up as their best selves, This course teaches essential skills to build and maintain more resilient relationships. Dr. Emily Anhalt teaches essential tools and skills, including: taking ownership of your part, strategies to build empathy, ways to create a more positive and safe working environment, ways to move from reactive to proactive, how to have healthy conflict, getting on the same team, expressing yourself more effectively, and breaking an emotional sweat every day.
Skills covered
HR StrategyLeadership SkillsWell-Being and Self-CarePersonal DevelopmentHuman ResourcesProfessional DevelopmentLeadership and ManagementOne-Off
Concepts
Introduction
- Talking about your feelings at work
- Emotional push-ups
Why Invest in Work Relationships
- Who you are anywhere is who you are everywhere
- Boundaried vulnerability
Taking Responsibility for Your Part
- Take care of yourself for others
- Building self-awareness
Building Empathy
- What is empathy and why is it difficult
- Create an emotional fitness survey
The Power of Play
- Foster a safe space for play and connection
- Flex your play muscles
Giving and Receiving Feedback
- The importance of giving and soliciting feedback
- How to receive tough feedback gracefully
How to Have a Healthy Conflict
- Conflict to a relationship is like exercise to a muscle
- How to repair after conflict
Getting on the Same Team
- Move from me vs. you to us vs. the problem
- Start using remojis, learn each other s language
Conclusion
- Emotional fitness starts with you
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