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What plays a smaller role in the animal world than commonly believed?
What plays a smaller role in the animal world than commonly believed?
Conflict and aggression
How do humans and other primates normally try to avoid conflict?
How do humans and other primates normally try to avoid conflict?
By being social creatures
What percentage of the day do chimpanzees spend grooming each other?
What percentage of the day do chimpanzees spend grooming each other?
15 to 20 percent
Is conflict common and long-lasting for humans and other primates?
Is conflict common and long-lasting for humans and other primates?
What is highlighted as a more effective way to succeed and survive for humans and other primates?
What is highlighted as a more effective way to succeed and survive for humans and other primates?
Describe the significance of grooming in the animal kingdom and its parallel in office environments.
Describe the significance of grooming in the animal kingdom and its parallel in office environments.
Explain the concept of hierarchy in offices and how it resembles the division of labor in animal societies.
Explain the concept of hierarchy in offices and how it resembles the division of labor in animal societies.
How do office relationships resemble coalitions among chimpanzees?
How do office relationships resemble coalitions among chimpanzees?
Discuss the importance of managers in organizations and their resemblance to alpha males in animal societies.
Discuss the importance of managers in organizations and their resemblance to alpha males in animal societies.
What are some primate-like behaviors demonstrated by employees in office environments?
What are some primate-like behaviors demonstrated by employees in office environments?
How do social networks in office environments help individuals navigate their work environments?
How do social networks in office environments help individuals navigate their work environments?
Explain the similarities between how gorillas organize themselves into troops and how groups of co-workers band together under a leader.
Explain the similarities between how gorillas organize themselves into troops and how groups of co-workers band together under a leader.
How do politics play a role in both government institutions and small businesses according to the text?
How do politics play a role in both government institutions and small businesses according to the text?
Describe the aggressive behaviors that characterize human interactions and interactions among rival species as mentioned in the text.
Describe the aggressive behaviors that characterize human interactions and interactions among rival species as mentioned in the text.
What natural tendencies do people exhibit in offices that mirror behaviors seen in nature, according to the text?
What natural tendencies do people exhibit in offices that mirror behaviors seen in nature, according to the text?
How can understanding the behavioral dynamics in offices and nature help in managing oneself and others?
How can understanding the behavioral dynamics in offices and nature help in managing oneself and others?
In what ways do offices and tribal gatherings mirror each other based on the text's description of behaviors?
In what ways do offices and tribal gatherings mirror each other based on the text's description of behaviors?
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