To Friend or Not to Friend

 Andy and Mon-Chaio tackle the intriguing question: 'Are we friends?' in this episode of the TTL podcast. They explore the significance of workplace friendships, discussing how these relationships impact job satisfaction, organizational performance, and employee behavior. The hosts look into the role of physical proximity and shared experiences in fostering interdependence, and even touch on the potential challenges of managerial relationships with direct reports. Listeners will gain insights from research on the benefits and complexities of workplace friendships and may be surprised to learn about the nuanced effects of friendship on psychological safety and innovative behavior.

Transcript: https://thettlpodcast.com/2024/11/10/sxey-2/

References

• Understanding Workplace Relationships - https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-16640-2
• Do we need friendship in the workplace? The effect on innovative behavior and mediating role of psychological safety - https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12144-022-03949-4
• Relationally Charged: How and When Workplace Friendship Facilitates Employee Interpersonal Citizenship - https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychology/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.00190/full