This document discusses the power of intimacy in work. It summarizes three key aspects of intimacy according to Max De Pree: 1) Intimacy involves understanding the work, 2) Intimacy involves believing in the work, and 3) Intimacy involves practicing the work. The document also shares a quote from someone who was emotionally moved by a story written about their life, showing how our true stories can change people's perceptions.

1. The Power of
Intimacy
Kel Hahn
University of Kentucky

10. “I get no greater satisfaction in this job
than promoting good people doing
good research and good students
becoming good engineers—and
watching more recognition and
opportunities come to them as a result.
This requires me to be intimate with
my work.”

12. Doing work that honors
others produces a lasting
ROI

13. “I get no greater satisfaction in this job
than promoting good people doing
good research and good students
becoming good engineers—and
watching more recognition and
opportunities come to them as a result.
This requires me to be intimate with
my work.”

14. “Intimacy is at the heart of
competence. It has to do with
understanding, with believing, and
with practice. It has to do with the
relationship to one’s work,”
– Max De Pree

15. Intimacy means
personal involvement
and ownership in your
work.

16. #1: Intimacy involves
understanding.

19. #2: Intimacy involves
believing

21. “Kel - Thank you. I honestly got a little emotional
just now after reading your story because it's just
so wonderfully done and brings up so many fond
memories for me…thank you for using [your
writing skills] to tell a small story about my life.
Please let me know if there is ever ANYTHING I
can do for you because I would jump at the
opportunity.”

22. #3: Intimacy involves
practice

23. Index of the mind
Our true stories have the
best potential
to change perception

27. Kel Hahn
kellyhahn@uky.edu
@bathtubhahn