Every morning, the scene is repeated: a hurried greeting, a shared coffee, a trivial talk. We build functional relationships with our colleagues. But what happens when that colleague becomes an accomplice? When does the relationship transcend the task and transform into a real bond? This Friend’s Daywe invite you to resignify the celebration. Because friendship, far from being a simple seasoning, is one of the most powerful and human competitive advantages that an organization can cultivate.
From efficiency to connection: the power of a friend at work
We usually think that we are to meet goals, not to make friends. However, the data are overwhelming: according to a Gallup study, more than 70 % of employees who have a best friend in their work environment feel significantly more compromised. For its part, the Harvard Business Review emphasizes that trust links, a fundamental pillar of friendship, can enhance performance by up to 50 %.
These figures confirm something that in our experience we see daily: the result we achieve is equal to the size of the relationship we know how to build. A team where there is trust is not only more productive; It is also a space of greater emotional security, where the error becomes learning and the challenge is faced together. The problems do not disappear, but the way of traveling them changes completely.
How to move from the functional partner to the real bond?
Friendship cannot be forced with a mandatory After Office. It is not born from a decree, but from the conversations that we dare to have. It is a territory that is conquered little by little, and for which organizations can rely on disciplines such as ontological coaching or others from valuable tools that improve the environment. The key is to cultivate relational habits:
Listen to connect, not to answer: How many times do we talk waiting for our turn to talk? Genuine listening implies curiosity. For example, ask not only for the status of a project, but for how the person who carries it is felt. This way of listening implies silence personal judgment and open to understand the world of the other.
Enable the difficult conversation and promote the necessary: We often avoid the conversations that we judge “difficult” for fear of conflict. However, raising honestly and careful what worries us is one of the greatest shows of appreciation. It is not the same to say “you are an irresponsible” that “I noticed that you did not arrive with the delivery and I worry that we do not reach the goal, do you need help?” The first closes doors; The second, opens them.
Celebrate the other: The success of a partner is not a threat, it is a team victory. Recognize their achievements, celebrate their advances and offer a hand when things do not come out as expected, build loyalty bridges that no structure can replace.
From this look, friendship is a key organizational ability. The ability to listen, trust and be vulnerable is what allows us to build more human equipment and, consequently, more effective.
This July 20, perhaps the best gift is not material. You may be daring to have that pending conversation, thank that colleague to support us unconditionally or simply ask, with real interest: “How are you?”.
In the end, the most successful organizations are not the ones that have the best employees, but those who understand that when you look for something, in reality, you always look for someone.
President of the Argentine Professional Ontological Coaching Association (AACOP) (1998/2000)
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