How to Invest in Social Capital
Trusting employee relationships are the glue that holds your company together. What are you doing to strengthen those bonds?
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You know your company runs better when employees have close ties and mutual trust: Deals accelerate, teams work productively and creatively, and people learn quickly.
Strong relationships constitute your firm's social capital. But they're under attack, thanks to workplace (relentless emergence of new products and markets, constant strategic change, and endless mergers and acquisitions) and (telecommuting, flextime, and virtual teamwork).