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8 Steps to Building Company Culture Purposefully

Posted on21 Sep 2015

Tagsgroup interactions, moving chain analogy, internal communications, relationships, face-to-face interactions, decisions, organizational culture

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When we ask, “What is organizational culture?” company culture is a form of organizational culture. Companies formed to do business. Building company...

Making Socializing at Work a Teambuilding Tool

Posted on06 Jul 2015

TagsAlex "Sandy" Pentland, change, face-to-face interactions, productivity, relationships, social skills, team building, venting, Wired Magazine

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The secret to getting things done, to driving change is relationships. They are also the secret to enjoying our jobs and being...

Leveraging Group Interactions The Complete Strategy

Posted on20 Nov 2014

Tagschange management, organizational culture, face-to-face interactions, phraseology, relationship building techniques, relationships, repetition, face time, group interactions, Leveraging Group Interactions Series, group dynamics

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In this series on leveraging group interactions to mold relationships and culture, we actively inject ourselves into group dynamics. We do so...

Group Interactions, Molding Relationships and Culture

Posted on26 Jun 2014

Tagsacknowledgement, compliments, organizational culture, emotions, face-to-face interactions, feelings, grapevine, group, rationale, relationship building techniques, Techniques, Thank You, group interactions, meetings, Leveraging Group Interactions Series

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Most times, we see group interactions (GI) as convenient communication tools. Typically, they appear as meetings, training sessions and other events. Except...

Promoting Honesty to Those Not Valuing It

Posted on30 Jan 2014

Tagscompliments, organizational culture, email, face-to-face interactions, honesty, management by email, money, patience, pressure, Thank You, time, word choice, time vs money

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A Twitter connection posed this question in response to my post “Lying About Honesty.” It dealt with promoting honesty in the workplace:...

Mobile Workforce: Less “Face Time,” Less Advancement

Posted on24 Dec 2012

Tagsmobile workforce, UC Davis School of Management, MIT Sloan Manangement Review, Business Spectator, unawareness, The Economist, technology, subconscious, management, London Business School, Influence, face-to-face interactions, employees, behavior

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One day long ago, I was working late for an employer when the President walked into the department and commented, “You’re working...

Creative Innovation (Pt 4): Spontaneity & Frequency

The executive walks through the facility or offices to attend the manager’s meeting and finds many employees having conversations; they are laughing,...