Can mangers ignore the lives of team members outside of work and expect to build a fruitful relationship with thoses folks?

Our guest JD Cox says "no". He believes that when a manager shows they care about the "whole person" ... the person at work and the person outside of work ... they build a reservoir of good will that pays dividends to both the team member and the organization. This is not about managers inserting themselves into the personal lives of team members, but is it about checking in and taking interest. And JD has some thoughts on how to take productive steps in this direction.

And if you enjoy this episode you might want to check out our episide two of this second season. In that episode manager Shawnee Parens speaks to how vision and purpose gets translated into managerial behaviors ... similar to how JD speaks to manager behaviors that display caring.

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