Assignment
High-quality connections (HQCs), as described by Jane Dutton, are crucial in both personal and professional life. HQCs have a significant impact on leadership effectiveness, team dynamics, and organizational success. In this assignment, you will explore the experience of HQC by engaging in two experiments to build such connections and reflect on their implications for leadership.
Experiment 1: Building High-Quality Connections with Peers
Identify one peer or colleague with whom you would like to establish a high-quality connection. This could be a classmate, coworker, or member of another organization you are involved.
Experiment 2: Building High-Quality Connections with Superiors or Mentors
Select one individual in a position of authority or mentorship, such as supervisors or experienced professionals.
Format for your assignment:
Experiment 1:
What strategies or actions did you employ to build this connection?
What were the outcomes of your efforts? Did you successfully establish a high-quality connection?
Reflect on what role empathy and trust (can also include emotional intelligence and mindset from previous module) played in your experience of building a high-quality connection.
Experiment 2:
What strategies or actions did you employ to build this connection?
What were the outcomes of your efforts? Did you successfully establish a high-quality connection?
Reflect on what role empathy and trust (can also include emotional intelligence and mindset from previous module) played in your experience of building a high-quality connection.
