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Build and Maintain Relationships
For sure, money and material resources are important in life. They sustain us and improve our position on the ladder of life. But make no mistake: people are the most important thing in life to us humans; strong, lasting relationships with people are things money can’t buy.
As Charles Darwin told us in his book The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals, published in 1872, humans need to work on emotional expression to survive and adapt. In the workplace that theory extends to understanding and managing people for whom you are responsible: those above, below, and around you.
As you navigate the social ...
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