Connect by David Bradford & Carole Robin

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Connect: Building Exceptional Relationships with Family, Friends, and Colleagues by David Bradford and Carole Robin distills decades of teaching from Stanford Graduate School of Business's legendary and famously oversubscribed course, "Interpersonal Dynamics," affectionately nicknamed "Touchy Feely" by generations of students. Drawing on their combined decades teaching the course, Bradford and Robin offer readers a genuine, research-grounded framework for building the kind of deep, authentic relationships that most people crave but few actually know how to build.

The book argues that many relationships, even close and long-standing ones, plateau at a level of surface-level pleasantness because people avoid the vulnerability and honest feedback required for real intimacy and trust. Bradford and Robin walk readers through concrete practices for building what they call "exceptional relationships," including sharing genuine feelings rather than editing them for palatability, giving and receiving honest feedback without damaging trust, working through inevitable conflict productively, and building the kind of mutual vulnerability that allows relationships to deepen rather than stagnate over time.

Grounded in decades of classroom experience and real student stories, Connect has resonated with readers looking to move beyond superficial connection in their marriages, friendships, family relationships, and professional partnerships, offering both a compelling case for the value of deeper relationships and genuinely practical tools for building them.

Why Choose This Book?

• Distills a legendary Stanford course: Based on decades of teaching one of Stanford GSB's most famous and sought-after classes.
• Written by the course's longtime instructors: Bradford and Robin bring genuine expertise and real classroom experience.
• Addresses relationships across every domain: Applicable to marriages, friendships, family, and professional relationships alike.
• Practical, not just theoretical: Offers concrete practices for feedback, vulnerability, and conflict.
• Grounded in real stories: Illustrated throughout with genuine student experiences and outcomes.

About the Authors: David Bradford and Carole Robin

David Bradford, Ph.D., and Carole Robin, Ph.D., are longtime faculty members at Stanford Graduate School of Business, where they taught the school's celebrated "Interpersonal Dynamics" course for decades. Both have extensive backgrounds in organizational behavior and interpersonal psychology, and together they distilled their classroom teaching into Connect, bringing the course's transformative approach to relationship-building to a broader audience beyond Stanford's campus.

Who Should Read This Book?

• Readers looking to build deeper, more authentic relationships
• Anyone struggling with surface-level friendships or family dynamics
• Couples wanting to strengthen honesty and vulnerability in their relationship
• Professionals seeking stronger workplace relationships and feedback skills
• Fans of Stanford's Interpersonal Dynamics course wanting the book version

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Order now and bring home Connect — Stanford's legendary relationship course, distilled into a practical guide for deeper connection.