The Social Animal

at work Photo  credit:  Joao_Trindade  (CC)  

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Humans are

social animals

Photo  credit:  D  Sharon  Prui8  (CC)  

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Evolution has given us the ability to ‘catch’

emotions

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5  Photo  credit:  Dietmar  Temps  (CC)  

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7  Photo  credit:  rolands.lakis  (CC)  

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9  Photo  credit:  Pink  Sherbet  Photography  (CC)  

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We don’t see these emotions,

We feel

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A happy

face

triggers

happy feelings in your brain

Photo  credit:  everyone's  idle  (CC)  

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A scared

face

triggers scared feelings in your brain

Photo  credit:  everyone's  idle  (CC)  

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WHY?

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We react to the scared face without thinking

Like when you see this guy running towards you…

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Life or

Death Photo  credit:  Mansir  Petrie  (CC)  

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Our ability to connect with others drives our ability to succeed as a

species

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From birth, we’re hardwired to seek out connection to others

Photo  credit:  foshydog  (CC)  

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In the savannah…

Larger groups increase odds of survival

Photo  credit:  Julien  Lagarde  (CC)  

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Bigger brains

Larger social groups

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Your CONNECTIONS

define:

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How you feel

Source:  Christakis  and  Fowler  (2009)  

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How you feel What you know

Source:  Christakis  and  Fowler  (2009)  

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How you feel What you know

Whom you marry

Source:  Christakis  and  Fowler  (2009)  

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How you feel What you know

Whom you marry Whether you fall ill

Source:  Christakis  and  Fowler  (2009)  

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How you feel What you know

Whom you marry Whether you fall ill

How much money you make

Source:  Christakis  and  Fowler  (2009)  

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How you feel What you know

Whom you marry Whether you fall ill

How much money you make How you vote

Source:  Christakis  and  Fowler  (2009)  

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The relationships we form

Define Our Lives

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Work is no different

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“I won’t give you a loan myself; but I will walk arm-in-arm with you

across the floor of the stock exchange, and soon you

will have lenders to spare” - BARON DE ROTHSCHILD

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Example 1:

FINDING INFORMATION

Knowledge workers are roughly five times as likely to turn to a

person for information as to an impersonal source (such as a

database or a file cabinet) - Tom Allen, MIT

Photo  credit:  moominsean  (CC)  

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Example 2:

POWER IN THE ORGANISATION

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0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

Formal role in organisation

Centrality in informal network

Accurate perception of informal network

Where does ‘power’ come from?

Source:  Kilduff  &  Krackhardt  (2008)  

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Example 3:

PERFORMANCE REVIEWS

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Average  number  of  mutual  contacts  linking  the  reviewed  employee  with  

reviewers  

Employee  re

puta:o

n  correla:

on,  this  

year  to

 next  

More mutual contacts

Source:  Burt  (2007)  

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Average  number  of  mutual  contacts  linking  the  reviewed  employee  with  

reviewers  

Employee  re

puta:o

n  correla:

on,  this  

year  to

 next  

More mutual contacts

Higher year on year

performance correlation

Source:  Burt  (2007)  

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