Workplace, Teams, & Culture

“Loosely coupled” organizations are models for managing a social media-driven business environment.

Before making a change, identify who can push the project forward — or cause it to stall.

Will consumers start to resist data-sharing, or is it inevitable that we’re moving into a new era of diminished privacy?

A robust online presence helps the Mayo Clinic’s reputation as a source for health information.

The 2013 Social Business Report by MIT Sloan Management Review and Deloitte finds more companies and more industries embracing social’s business insights.

Building organizational trust is different from building interpersonal trust — and less intuitive.

Managers need to keep up with what social media is becoming and how to use it.

Managers should focus on sustainability practices that are proven to be effective.

Ray Wang discusses how social business evolves, which uses are growing, and how social business is changing the future of work.

Social media lessons for managers from the Boston Marathon bombing.

CIOs face challenges in maintaining leadership in social business within the C-suite.

A new assessment tool can help executives pinpoint a company’s innovation strengths and weaknesses.

Employee orientation practices that focus on individual identity can lower employee turnover.

Two recent books focus on different aspects of innovation — within and outside the organization.

The art of collaboration is one that many research and development organizations have yet to master.

How South African brewer SABMiller changed its water practices to make its beer more sustainable.

Chubb wanted to accelerate its innovation process and its field response time. Its answer? Build a more social business.

Car-sharing saves money and emissions for drivers, and makes money for the companies coordinating.

Cisco’s social educational platform, Learning@Cisco, is a key hub for people in IT around the globe.

At Enterasys Networks, social tools are creating a flatter and more transparent company.