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Researchers studying workplaces in China found that some real-life teams showed more creativity if the employees rated their bosses as showing more humility. Humble leaders are most effective when team members expect a low degree of distance between the leaders and followers, according to Fisher's Jasmine Hu.

Fisher is burgeoning with emerging leaders, many of whom recently worked to make the college’s day of service into something truly exceptional. C.J. Stover and Brady Ellis were among those students who helped shape Fisher Impact Day, an event in which more than 880 members of the Fisher community dispersed across campus and throughout central Ohio to serve various organizations.

Whether creating care packages for servicemembers overseas, making no-sew blankets for sick and disadvantaged children or beautifying parts of Columbus, hundreds of Fisher students, faculty and staff spent the Veterans Day holiday serving the community as part of Fisher Impact Day.

Here’s something both you and your boss can agree on: Workplace teams are better when they include your friends. Fisher's Robert Lount and his colleagues analyzed the results of 26 different studies and found that teams composed of friends performed better on some tasks than groups of acquaintances or strangers.

Few people are just one person at work. You may be both a manager and an employee. Or you may be a salesperson who represents two very different brands. Now a new study suggests that how you juggle those different work identities may affect your job performance.