Our friendships have always been an important part of our professional lives, but never so much as in these current days. Two great resources that speak to this are this article from HBR and this podcast episode about Malcolm Gladwell’s core friendship (thank you to my friend Justin Moore for sharing this with me). From the HBR article … “[cultivating friendships] takes intentional effort. King: ‘In each moment we have the choice of whether and to what extent to connect with the person before us.’ Denworth: ‘You must… put time and attention into building quality relationships.’ Murthy: ‘Creating a connected life begins with the decisions we make in our day-to-day lives.'”