Friendship At Work: Tom Rath On The Most Underused Leadership Tool That Makes The Biggest Difference
People with a best friend at work are seven times more likely to be engaged in their jobs – and yet friendship remains almost entirely absent from most organizations' leadership strategy, budget, and culture design. Tom Rath, author of a dozen books about work, life, and leadership, argues that social wellbeing is the single strongest predictor of overall life satisfaction, that high-achievers are chronically the worst at investing in it, and that the fix is less complicated than most leaders assume – but it does require actually treating relationships as a priority rather than a byproduct.