MIT Sloan Management Review Article on How Companies Are Winning on Culture During COVID-19

Employees give leadership high marks for communication and integrity in the first six months of the pandemic.

At first glance, you might expect COVID-19 to be a disaster for corporate culture. The widespread shift to remote work — half of employees in the U.S. were working from home in April — decreased the face-to-face interactions that reinforce organizational culture. The economic downturn in many industries and a spike in layoffs threaten to unravel the social fabric that holds companies together.

About the Author

Donald Sull (@culturexinsight) is a senior lecturer at the MIT Sloan School of Management and cofounder of CultureX. Charles Sull is a cofounder of CultureX.

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