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The Unseen Power of Informal Networks at Work
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In this episode of The Office Politics Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore the hidden infrastructure of workplace influence: informal networks. They unpack a 2023 study from MIT's Sloan School of Management showing that employees who strategically build ties across departments get promoted 2.5 times faster than those who don't. They discuss how one engineer at Procter & Gamble used cross-functional coffee chats to triple her project's budget, and why the most powerful person in your office might not be the CEO but the IT admin who knows everyone's login habits. Lucas and Luna also break down the three types of informal networks—advice, trust, and communication—and offer practical tips for mapping your own. A must-listen for anyone who's ever wondered why some people just seem to 'know things' before everyone else.