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Three letters. One syllable. It may seem like an innocuous enough message, but in digital workspaces such as Slack or Google Chat, few words or phrases are as anxiety-inducing as a simple “hey.” And ...

When I began my business journey, I naturally gravitated toward understanding the business world through collecting information. Being an academic researcher, I dissected both scientific and ...

It’s Monday morning, and your team meeting is already off track. Your manager is running through a rapid-fire list of updates—half of which are news to most people in the room. You’ve been trying to ...

Full-scale workplace digitization has transformed the way employees connect and communicate. Implementing the best workplace communication tool is essential to fostering a solid work culture, ...

*Some companies ban Facebook; others thrive by using social networks to boost team communication and collaboration. Research by the McKinsey Global Institute estimates that businesses that use social ...

In the digital age, there have never been more channels for people to express their views—and their disagreements. But what if we could debate without division? Or discuss controversial subjects ...

In a fast-moving world, our communication is at risk of becoming impatient and transactional. Here’s how to remake it. In today’s world, the villain in our story isn’t a person; it’s our desire for ...

Confusing communication could cost your company — but the right emojis could help. In a new survey from software development company Atlassian, more than a third of respondents — knowledge workers ...