Episode 805
What Anthropologists Can Teach Us About Work Culture
HBR IdeaCast · Harvard Business Review
June 22, 202123m 55s
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Show Notes
Greg Urban, anthropologist at the University of Pennsylvania, used to study indigenous tribes in Brazil. Now he hangs out in break rooms and boardrooms analyzing how people interact — and create and change culture — in organizations. He shares lessons and tips for managers to better understand and motivate their teams. Urban is the coauthor of the book "The Culture Puzzle: Harnessing the Forces that Drive Your Organization's Success."