Cacioppo Emotional Intelligence Productivity Team 
Harvard Business Review
AUGUST 8, 2017
What’s more, employees who report having friends at work have higher levels of productivity, retention, and job satisfaction than those who don’t. And yet people who have a “best friend at work” are not only more likely to be happier and healthier, they are also seven times as likely to be engaged in their job.
Harvard Business Review
DECEMBER 17, 2018
Research generally shows that having friends at work can increase productivity and engagement. Take this example: Suppose two colleagues, let’s call them Lata and Andres , have worked on the same team for over five years and are close friends. You and Your Team Series. Gemma Escribano/EyeEm/Getty Images. Friendships.
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