Our guest today is Dr. Deb Mashek, a social psychologist who helps business leaders navigate the relationship headwinds that tank timelines, bottom lines and well-being.  She is an experienced business advisor, professor and non-profit executive.   She is the author of the book Collabor(h)ate: How to build incredible collaborative relationships at work (even if you’d rather work alone)[05.50] Collaboration – Deb shares a brief bio on herself and defines collaboration in her own terms. [15.02] Hierarchy – The collaboration of every member is important in a collaborative workspace. [21.03] The Mashek Matrix – We go through the two dimensions of the Mashek Matrix.[28.47] OCEAN - Openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism are the big five personality assessments.[36.16] Relationship quality – We talk about ways to improve relationship quality.[46.19] Self-expansion theory – Deb explains the psychological theory of self-expansion. [59.26] Frequency dial – We talk about formal vs. informal time on the frequency dial in interdependence. [01.05.52] Invest in relationships – Collaboration is far from easy. We talk about the importance of developing relationships in order to collaborate. [01.20.27] Best behaviors – We talk about the best behaviors to have when we are building a team for collaboration. ResourcesConnect with DebWebsite - myco.consulting/                 debmashek.com/ Mashek Matrix:  https://debmashek.lpages.co/mashekmatrix/Blog: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/contributors/debra-mashek-phdLinkedIn - linkedin.com/in/debra-mashek/ Twitter - twitter.com/debmashek Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/debmashekBook by Deb Collabor(h)ate:  How to build incredible collaborative relationships at work (even if you’d rather work alone)Book by Oliver BurkemanFour Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals Book by Liane DaveyThe Good Fight: Use Productive Conflict to Get Your Team and Organization Back on Track Book by Linda FlanaganTake Back the Game: How Money and Mania Are Ruining Kids' Sports--And Why It Matters Book by Clifton CorbinYour Kids, Their Money: A Parent’s Guide to Raising Financially Literate Children