Relationship Building

PhD students build and maintain meaningful relationships by...

• Engaging in productive and difficult conversations with peers on diverse cultural, social, and disciplinary teams
• Responding effectively to constructive criticism of their research ideas, methods and results from their supervisor and/or experts in their field
• Identifying where and/or when collaborators would be useful
• Establishing connections and negotiate mutually beneficial relationships to advance research goals

PhD students can help you to...

• Foster strong, productive working relationships that lead to better efficiency and or outcomes
• Successfully navigate relationships with power imbalance or where conflict exists