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Title details for Vital Friends by Tom Rath - Available

Vital Friends

The People You Can't Afford to Live Without

by Tom Rath
Tom Rath
Audiobook (Includes supplementary content)
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What's the quickest way to ruin a friendship? Do great friendships have anything in common? Are close friendships in the workplace such a bad thing? These are just a few of the questions that bestselling author Tom Rath asked when he embarked on a massive study about the impact of friendships. His team's findings— including the landmark discovery that people who have a "best friend at work" are seven times as likely to be engaged in their job—are sure to challenge long-held assumptions people have about their friendships.

Vital Friends will help you better understand the eight vital friendship roles your friends play in your life and at work, and will help you develop these relationships into vital friendships that measurably improve your life. Each copy also provides access to the Vital Friends Assessment and website: (gx.gallup.com/vitalfriends.gx/)—a personalized, groundbreaking test that will help you see your coworkers, family, friends, and significant other in a whole new light.

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  • Release date

    November 21, 2006

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9780743562652
      • File size: 69080 KB
      • Duration: 02:23:54

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      The author argues that, despite the current interest in group dynamics, the power of one-on-one relationships is too often overlooked when thinking about personal performance and happiness. "Who is behind you? Who expects you to be somebody?" he asks as he offers the eight roles people can play to help us achieve greatness--mind-openers, energizers, navigators, connectors, builders, champions, collaborators, and companions. Using scientific polls as well as brief case studies, Rath is convincing as he outlines why friendships at home and work are vital for personal happiness, growth, and productivity. As he unfolds his ideas and research, his sincerity and altruism become more prominent than his vocal performance, which is flat and unappealing. T.W. (c) AudioFile 2007, Portland, Maine
    • Publisher's Weekly

      May 22, 2006
      Friendship may be coming into vogue as a topic (to wit, Joseph Epstein's new book Friendship: An Exposé
      ), but Rath (coauthor of the bestselling How Full Is Your Bucket?
      ) takes a pragmatic rather than philosophical approach. He explores the inherent value of friendships and says that the need for friends goes beyond commonality or companionship; in particular, he devotes a section to friendship at work, which, unlike many companies and managers, Rath sees as a positive force. Rath's research shows that employees who have a best friend in the office are more productive, more likely to engage positively with customers, share new ideas and stay longer in a job. Citing illuminating cases and surveys (many conducted for the Gallup Organization), Rath shows that many people succeed or fail based on the support and involvement of their best friends. Rath posits eight vital roles friends play: some are champions for each other; some collaborate; some connect people with others; and some build each other up through encouragement and trust. Rath's bullishness on friendship is based on solid research and couched in intelligent prose. 150,000 first printing.

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  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

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  • English

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