I don’t know that there’s a universal answer to whether remote work is beneficial or detrimental (like most things, seems like it depends on a lot of factors). But the org strategy and response here seems like a failure at every step.

How to show appreciation to employees? Some tips from me, Insiya Hussain , Constantinos Coutifaris , Dave Harrison, and of course the legendary Dean Lillian Mills !

In her seminal book, "The Death and Life of Great American Cities," the late Jane Jacobs posed a rhetorical question: “Does anyone suppose that, in real life, answers to any of the great questions that worry us today are going to come out of homogeneous settlements?” She might

Once, we ran a study on Prolific and a participant wrote on Reddit that the study “Felt like I was losing the will to live.” I went on the Prolific Subreddit (24k members!) and asked what matters. Here is what they told me. A thread on happier participants and better studies 1/9

Love this show. Reminds me of my youth and the many years I spent in agriculture. People who’ve never worked a farm likely can’t understand the sentiment at the end: it’s not a job; “it’s a lifestyle”. Agriculture is the only place I’ve ever felt that.

NEW Organization Science with Constantinos Coutifaris, Paul Green, Jr., and Sigal Barsade For leader emotions, timing is everything We find that WHEN a leader expresses an emotion may be as important as which emotions they express for team member social worth and performance

A favorite finding on crowd wisdom: don't do any research. When individuals research before making guesses, it makes their own guesses more accurate but the overall crowd answer is LESS accurate since people stop using their private information that makes crowds wise as a group!

This is why DVDs are better than Netflix

🚨Our New Paper in HBR 🚨 ☕️ Leaders expressing positivity early on has long lasting effects on performance. 🎛️ After early positivity, some negativity at the midpoint can further boost performance. 🫶 Team members feeling respected early enables tough criticism later.

Constantinos Coutifaris Paul Green, Jr. hbr.org/2025/04/resear…