WorkTies

It is critical that organizations integrate opportunities for casual interaction into their remote working ecosystem.

guest post authored by Emily Heaphy I am a White person who has been learning about and working to be anti-racist for about 25 years. I...

Often, we think of beloved places as geographical locations—a city we grew up in, a café we frequent, maybe even somewhere we work. But,...

I was struck in listening to the new 30 for 30 podcast series on the horrible racism of Donald Sterling the contrast between his...

A lot of what is so great about Trader Joe's comes from the fact that the company wants the creation of HQCs a central part of its...

Recent research using fMRI to scan subjects’ brains while watching short videos show that the brains of close friends respond similarly.

Chris Peterson, my wonderful former U of Michigan colleague was known for his phrase “other people matter.” Psychologists studying...

If you were to ask me to describe a “good” mentor, or one that engages in high-quality mentoring relationships, the words “warm”,...

We often think when people are going leave an organization, they might burn their bridges and break all of their social ties. A recent...

A few weeks back, upon picking up my first-grader son from his after school program, he shared a story with me: while playing outside, he...

I just came across this article about how to sound more emotionally intelligent. I was struck by the emphasis on suppressing most...

I was inspired after reading a climbing story - "After the Fall" - in the most recent Patagonia catalog (yes, an unexpected place for...

“Jeff and Sanjay…seem to be two halves of a single mind.” In organizations, it is not uncommon to find two people who enjoy working...

During the dark winter mornings at this time of year, you might think that if only you could “find” your true calling, heading out to...

I was chatting with a friend of mine the other day about what drives high quality relationships in her workplace. She is a nurse and...

What can individual contributors do to create a culture of companionate love—comprised of affection, caring, compassion, fondness, and...

Our social networks are critical for success. We are embedded in webs of relationships that provide access to information, feedback,...

Yesterday, I was skiing with friends, all parents of children in the same ski program, and I wanted to try a new trail. My daughter had...

Think about your best workplace relationship. What is this relationship like? What would life at work be like without this person? My...

Orgs care a lot about communication, but not so much relationships. That is, the modern organizational model is to give the employee the...