Culture and conditions under the radar - tales from the gig economy

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Can one bad apple ruin your team?

Kate Murphy is the author a new book called Why We Click. It combines the very latest research into interpersonal synchrony - how we form bonds with others. It's an intriguing read - at times compelling, at times challenging.I chatted to her to understand 'the bad apple effect' a ...  Show more

Your colleagues like you more than you realise…

Dr Gillian Sandstrom is a researcher whose work explores her fascination with our conversations with other people - whether colleagues, friends or strangers. She’s just published a fabulous new book ‘Once Upon A Stranger’.Her work says that we often have a ‘liking gap’ when we ta ...  Show more

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