Comments on: Employees – To Befriend, or Not to Befriend? https://peterstark.com/employees-befriend-not-befriend/ Management Consulting Wed, 16 May 2018 18:41:18 +0000 hourly 1 By: David Geurts https://peterstark.com/employees-befriend-not-befriend/#comment-21815 Mon, 08 May 2017 20:00:51 +0000 https://www.peterstark.com/?p=11633#comment-21815 In reply to Stephen Sester.

I actually enjoyed the last paragraph. Using humour, they instilled the point further by providing us with anecdotal evidence suggesting that they have seen and dealt with these particular problems before.

]]> By: Peter Barron Stark https://peterstark.com/employees-befriend-not-befriend/#comment-1144 Thu, 18 Dec 2014 00:08:01 +0000 https://www.peterstark.com/?p=11633#comment-1144 In reply to Anne Peters.

Hi Anne,

Great Question! If it is indeed a “true” friendship, you have nothing to worry about, as both the manager and employee would never act in a way that would undermine each other’s credibility or success.

Best regards,

Peter Stark

]]> By: Anne Peters https://peterstark.com/employees-befriend-not-befriend/#comment-1139 Wed, 17 Dec 2014 21:00:22 +0000 https://www.peterstark.com/?p=11633#comment-1139 We live in such a connected world that there will be situations where “true” friends may end up working together in the same organization with manager to direct report relationship. How should this situation be handled, -terminate the friendship, “be friendly rather than friends” while on the job, any advice on this?

]]> By: Stephen Sester https://peterstark.com/employees-befriend-not-befriend/#comment-889 Tue, 09 Dec 2014 01:06:29 +0000 https://www.peterstark.com/?p=11633#comment-889 The last paragraph of this article seems out of character with some of the other great advice that you offer in your columns and books. It seems arrogant and condescending; why not just leave it off of the article entirely?

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