Workplace, Teams, & Culture

The collective intelligence of remote teams, synthetic data for machine learning, and delegation to bridge virtual distance.

Remote work can be as effective as in-person work with the right people and collaborative processes.

In the context of remote work, leaders must reconsider conventional delegation methods.

Kartik Hosanagar’s AI-powered startup aims to help new voices find their way into film and TV.

Making better AI-based decisions, empowering remote teams, and building a learning culture to boost innovation.

World-changing innovations are grounded in a culture of optimism and team learning.

When remote leaders adopt an empowering leadership style, they are free to think bigger, achieve more, and worry less.

Fostering tech-mediated collaboration, dignity in employee data use, and in-house social intrapreneurship.

The next wave of social innovation is coming from employee-led initiatives.

Virtual, tech-mediated collaboration carries risks of isolation, exclusion, surveillance, and self-censorship.

Ten key cultural factors for employee retention, the invisible burdens of collaboration, and the problem with certainty.

The specific cultural factors that predict whether employees are happy (and will stay) aren’t what you might think.

The emotional desire for certainty often keeps us from seeing other perspectives and understanding how decisions get made.

In his new book, Beyond Collaboration Overload, Rob Cross explains how to avoid excessive collaboration while still reaping its benefits.

The winner of the 2021 Beckhard Prize is “Fixing the Overload Problem at Work,” by Erin L. Kelly and Phyllis Moen.

The financial industry’s use of ownership and board membership statistics to measure diversity is insufficient.

Seven steps to addressing burnout, an intersectional approach to mitigating bias in AI, and running mixed-mode meetings.

Leaders can create a healthier work environment for employees by addressing the root causes of stress.

Five principles can help leaders decide when it’s best to hold meetings with both colocated and virtual participants.

In artificial intelligence, race and gender too often generate a bias double whammy.