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MIT Sloan Management Review

When an organization tries to boost collaboration by adopting a new structure, technology, or way of working, it often adds more time- and energy-consuming interactions to an already relentless workload, diminishing performance. Through analytics, companies can reduce overload and other costs of collaboration—and increase its rewards.

Organizational Dynamics

We have long known that women and men create different networks. But what network features distinguish more successful women from those who are less so? Four critical networking practices set high-performing women apart.

Harvard Business Review

Agility requires the integration of different capabilities and perspectives. Managing an array of collaborative players as part of a network can help organizations be more agile.

Harvard Business Review

Our understanding of what leads to professional satisfaction is often misplaced. Many of us strive for a meaningful job, an impressive title or a sizable salary at the ideal company. In doing so, we drastically undervalue the importance of relationships, although research shows that people, not the perfect job, lead to fulfillment.

Harvard Business Review

What’s the best way for a new hire to start making connections in an organization? The most effective strategy is not creating a large network or relying on a mentor to make introductions. Instead, take a more selective, less-superficial initial approach.

Forbes

Most people assume meaningful work is the key. But research shows that people tend to overestimate the importance of what they want to do. Instead, they should be focusing on who they work with every day.

Wall Street Journal

Offices demand collaboration like never before. People who don’t set some limits could start falling behind, hurting their company and hating their job.