Introducing the Virtual Reciprocity Ring
Many of you are familiar with the Reciprocity Ring. Cheryl Baker and Wayne Baker created this dynamic group exercise in 2001. (Read about the history of the Reciprocity Ring). You may have been [...]
6 Ways to Boost Social Capital if You’re Working Remote Because of the Coronavirus
Summary: networking and social capital is more important than ever. More and more companies are instituting teleworking policies as a result of the spreading coronavirus. Here are 6 ways to [...]
10 Research-Based Ways to Avoid Giver Burnout
Being in the business we’re in, we get to meet a lot of givers. Our cofounders are Adam Grant and Wayne Baker, the world’s leading experts on generosity and asking for help. At [...]
The Reciprocity Ring Turns 21!
The Reciprocity Ring has been in the news again recently. It’s co-creator, Wayne Baker, has a new book out called All You Have to Do is Ask, and he’s been making the rounds in the news media [...]
Just Ask and Miracles Happen
Excerpted from ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS ASK: How to Master the Most Important Skill for Success © 2020 by Wayne Baker. Published by Currency, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, on January 14. [...]
4 Ways to Increase REAL Employee Engagement (with Resources!)
Building true engagement, or better yet, earning it, depends upon connecting employees in meaningful ways. Here are four tips for creating a culture of generosity in the workplace, along with [...]
3 Ways to Drive Energy in Your Workplace
Understanding how energy works within an organization is key to discovering and developing innovation. One of our co-founders, Professor Wayne Baker, has a new article in the Annual Review of [...]
#JustAskGivitas January Challenge
This year I’m making a New Year’s resolution about my work life. I’m resolving to ask for help at work more often. I head up Give and Take, and we make Givitas, the software that thousands of [...]
4 Reasons You Should Expand Your Network
In his bestselling book Give and Take, Adam Grant argues that there are distinct disadvantages to reaching out only to people we already know for advice or assistance: We’re missing out of a rich [...]
5 Ways to Help Your Staff . . . Ask for Help
The following post is an excerpt from a new ebook authored for Give and Take by Dr. Baker called How to Ask for Help. This post is the third post in a three-part series; read the first here and [...]
