When my brother introduced us to the board game, "Settlers of Catan," my husband, Dave, and I fell head over heels in love with the game. Riveted by its old-world feel, the capricious rolls of the dice, and the interesting decisions about natural resources and infrastructure building, we got a little obsessive. We played all the time, and we each developed our personal go-to strategies. We approached the dice rolling differently. I’m intuitively-inclined and sought to “get a feel” for how they were landing. I shook them with my eyes closed for a long time, picturing all the rolls that would get me what I wanted. It was all kind of mystical. Dave, an environmental attorney, was all about logic and science. He rejected the notion that each game we played had its own pattern of dice-rolling or that our intentions could influence our rolls. Although he found my intuitive approach illogical and baseless, he was kind (and smart) enough to hold his tongue.
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All relationships get into ruts, even professional ones. When we work with the same people day in and day out, it’s easy to think we have them all figured out. Whether our rapport with our coworkers is positive or difficult, chances are our ways of interacting with them have become a habit we don’t think much about. This can lead to lost opportunities with regard to the connection and energy we have with our colleagues. We lose sight of the possibilities for making our work relationships more productive and pleasant. But in the midst of busy days and heavy workloads, what can we do? |