Friends at Work? Not So Much
What will make workplaces less transactional? Research suggests that social events aren’t always effective: People don’t mix much at mixers, and at…
Building up and breaking down silos Play
This book started during the great financial crisis of 2008. But it is not a book about finance. Far from it. Instead, it asks a basic question: Why…
What’s Coming Next in Digital and Social in the Enterprise?
The result is, if you’re not currently dedicating a significant amount of time in some part of your organization researching what’s happening, the…
Do People Mix at Mixers? Structure, Homophily, and the “Life of the Party”
We used electronic name tags to conduct a fine-grained analysis of the pattern of socializing dynamics at a mixer attended by about 100 business…
Friends at Work? Not So Much
ONCE, work was a major source of friendships. We took our families to company picnics and invited our colleagues over for dinner. Now, work is a more…
Culture Training & Education DECK
“Out of control!” This is what I hear over and over, when I ask people about their processes. Despite the best of intentions, planning and execution…
Future of Work - Thought Leaders
People spend more waking hours at work than anywhere else. So it’s no surprise that in a fast-changing world, the workplace is transforming. As part…
Why Won't You Be My Neighbor?
Few Americans today say they know their neighbors’ names, and far fewer report interacting with them on a daily basis. Pulling data from the General…