Mapping Employee Chitchat Can Reveal Information Blockages
By measuring the day-to-day interactions between employees, organizations can map how information gets shared and actually make work, and their businesses, better.
Content: Article | Author: Ben Waber | Source: re:Work | Subjects: Human Resources, Organizational Behavior
A Study Used Sensors to Show That Men and Women Are Treated Differently at Work
Gender equality remains frustratingly elusive. Women are underrepresented in the C-suite, receive lower salaries, and are less likely to receive a critical first promotion to manager than men. Numerous causes have been suggested, but one argument that persists points to differences in men and women’s behavior.
Which raises the question: Do women and men act all that differently? We realized that there’s little to no concrete … [ Read more ]
Content: Article | Authors: Ben Waber, Laura Freeman, Stephen Turban | Source: Harvard Business Review | Subject: Women in Business