What does it actually mean to connect with another person, and why does it seem to come so naturally in some relationships and feel nearly impossible in others?

In this episode of CivilTalk, we sit down with Dr. Carole Robin, one of the country’s leading voices on interpersonal dynamics and leadership development. Carole spent nearly two decades teaching at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, where she helped teach its legendary Interpersonal Dynamics course—affectionately known as “Touchy Feely”—and received the MBA Distinguished Teaching Award. She is the co-founder of Leaders in Tech and co-author, with David Bradford, of Connect: Building Exceptional Relationships with Family, Friends, and Colleagues.

Drawing on nearly four decades of studying how p ...