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When You and Your Friend Both Want the Same Promotion

Harvard Business Review

Take this example: Suppose two colleagues, let’s call them Lata and Andres , have worked on the same team for over five years and are close friends. You and Your Team Series. The key is to use your emotional intelligence to make sure you — and your friendships — can survive despite what happens in the organization.

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Having Work Friends Can Be Tricky, but It’s Worth It

Harvard Business Review

When conflict (inevitably) arises among work friends, relationship conflict leads to negative outcomes in teams composed of friends, but positive outcomes among teams without prior friendships. The difficult truth is it just may not be possible to have friendships at work without some degree of fallout.