Social Capital at Work: Building the Hidden Asset that Drives Trust, Engagement, and Performance

Unlock your leadership potential and transform your team’s productivity and creativity by harnessing the power of workplace relationships and genuine connection. Work has never been more connected-or more lonely.Endless pings and virtual meetings create the illusion of collaboration, but these exchanges are fast, incessant, and hollow.With only shallow interaction among colleagues, today’s teams are less engaged, less aligned, and less able to deliver their best. What we’re missing is social capital: the deep bonds that make it easier to work together, share information, and turn ideas into action. In Social Capital at Work, organizational social scientists John Burrows and Seth Rachlin explore how top companies set themselves apart by investing in this overlooked asset.When leaders intentionally build social capital, trust grows and results improve; when they don’t, silos harden, progress stalls, and even the strongest strategies fall apart. Drawing on decades of research and real-wor