To increase High Quality Relationships, 15Five recommends...

  • Complete a Best-Self Kickoff

    Use the Best-Self Kickoff with friends and co-workers to develop your relationships with others.

  • Practice active constructive responding

    Respond to good news from friends, family, and co-workers with enthusiastic support, such as “This is great news!” and “Tell me more!”.

  • Ask questions

    Practice inquiry and ask people more questions.

Additional resources

Questions adapted with permission from Carmeli, A., Brueller, D., & Dutton, J. E. (2009). Learning behaviours in the workplace: The role of high‐quality interpersonal relationships and psychological safety. Systems Research and Behavioral Science, 26(1), 81-98. 

The Power of High Quality Connections by Jane Dutton & Emily Heaphy (2003)

High Quality Connections by John Paul Stephens, Emily Heaphy, and Jane E. Dutton (2011)

Triumps of Experience: The Men of the Harvard Grant Study by George Vaillant (2013)

Love 2.0: Finding Happiness and Health in Moments of Connection by Barbara Fredrickson (2013)

Bigony, C. (2019). 15Five: Technology aligned to the science of thriving. (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.

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