“La colaboración, es una ayuda que se presta para que alguien pueda lograr algo que, de otra manera, no hubiera podido hacer o le hubiera costado más”. (Pérez, P., Merino, M., 2014)

Durante el mes de agosto estaremos trabajando en la colaboración, el trabajo en equipo y el inicio de un nuevo semestre.

En este Kit de Colaboración, te recomendamos libros, artículos, videos y más. ¡Esperamos que los disfrutes!

TED Talks

How to stay calm when you know you’ll be stressed

You're not at your best when you're stressed. In fact, your brain has evolved over millennia to release cortisol in stressful situations, inhibiting rational, logical thinking but potentially helping you survive, say, being attacked by a lion. Neuroscientist Daniel Levitin thinks there's a way to avoid making critical mistakes in stressful situations, when your thinking becomes clouded — the pre-mortem. "We all are going to fail now and then," he says. "The idea is to think ahead to what those failures might be."

How to Deal with Difficult People

From co-workers and colleagues to friends and family, we are faced with challenging relationships daily. Unfortunately, we often go about managing them the wrong way. Only by elevating our understanding of behavior and acting through an internalized approach will we be able to master the conflicts created by dealing with difficult people. Jay Johnson is a trainer specializing in communication and leadership development. Using a unique perspective of behavioral intelligence, Jay empowers people and organizations across the globe stretching from Main Street to Wall Street.

What makes a friendship last?

Sustaining friendships and making new friends can be challenging, even when we know it’s important. So how can we make our friendships last without feeling overwhelmed? And is there a formula to follow for making new ones? To find out, data journalist Mona Chalabi turns to her most trusted sources: data and her mum.

Podcasts

How to Handle Change

Change is the only certainty in life. We may desperately want to change ourselves and our surroundings, or we may fear the disruption and distress some changes bring. Dr Laurie Santos talks to change expert Dr Maya Shankar (host of A Slight Change of Plans) about how we can put change in perspective and learn to fear it less; and also how we can bring about far greater changes in ourselves than we ever thought possible.

Laurie and Maya also take a few listener questions.

Cómo dependemos emocionalmente de otros

¿Qué es madurar? ¿Es pasar de la dependencia emocional que sentimos de niños a la independencia de la adultez? Parece que no. En su charla en TEDxMalagueta, Arun Mansukhani comparte una clasificación de las relaciones entre adultos. A través del humor y de historias en las que muchos nos veremos representados, también nos enseña cómo construir relaciones sanas de interdependencia.

Libros

Here to Make Friends: How to Make Friends as an Adult

It sometimes seems like everyone has a big, happy, fulfilling social life, full of lifelong friendships...except you. As we grow older and school friendships fade, it can be difficult to meet new people and cultivate meaningful friendships. How do you strike up a conversation with a stranger? How do you move from mutual acquaintances to real friends? Here to Make Friends has the answers to all of these questions and more. Written by a licensed therapist, this book is packed full of helpful advice and tips to overcome social anxiety and start building a stronger social circle.

How to Talk to Anyone About Anything: Improve Your Social Skills, Master Small Talk, Connect Effortlessly, and Make Real Friends

Have you always struggled with making small talk and want to stop feeling awkward? Do you wish to be able to tell stories where your listeners hang on to your every word? Do you wish you had the courage, the confidence, and the charisma to meet new people and make friends with them? If you've answered yes, this is the book for you! How to Talk to Anyone About Anything: Improve Your Social Skills, Master Small Talk, Connect Effortlessly, and Make Real Friends is your complete guide to help you do just that. Every chapter within is broken down with easy-to-follow stories and information, laced with quick-fire facts and tips you can put into action right now. This means instant, positive changes from the moment you read the first chapter. Even if you've always been the wallflower, with How to Talk to Anyone About Anything you will learn to improve your social skills, master small talk, connect effortlessly, and make real friends - wherever, whenever!

Artículos

The 5 Levels of Friendship

Friendship comes in different flavors. I’ve put together this article as a sort of primer about friendships. What they are, why we have them, what they’re worth, and why they go right/wrong at some point.

Considering a job change or other life change? 7 questions to ask yourself first

It’s a question you’ve probably asked yourself, at some time or another. Well, for nearly 20 years, Whitney Johnson has been exploring that question — studying writing, advising and coaching about human potential. She works with individuals, teams and organizations to help them reach their limits (in a good way!), and in her new book Smart Growth, she shares what she’s learned.