What we're learning about work.
Research, ideas, conversations, and observations from StreetOps.
Building Better HR & Operations Talent
Can Organizational Behavior training change how early-stage HR and Operations professionals perform?
Read →Research
What we're learning from studying people, teams, and workplaces.
The Hierarchy Paradigm in West African Startup Culture
Evaluating power distance vs open communication channels in early-stage African teams.
Research · July 2026
Metrics That Matter: Quantifying Social Productivity in Remote Workplaces
A empirical model measuring non-monetary trust metrics and project throughput.
Research · June 2026Manager Effectiveness Under High Economic Uncertainty
How leadership adaptability shapes team retention during macroeconomic fluctuations.
Research · May 2026
Ideas
Thinking about people, organizations, and the changing world of work.
Ideas are better when they're discussed.
Leading Without Losing Yourself
An Ops lead on what changes, and what shouldn't, when you move from doing the work to leading the people who do it.
Watch / Listen →Inside the Vector Fleet: What Identity Does to a Team
The team behind Study 01 talks through what happened when everyone at StreetOps got a Fleet ID.
What HR Actually Does All Day
Griot Academy graduates on the gap between what HR looks like from outside and what it actually is.
What are people saying about work?
StreetAsk gives people a place to speak openly about their experience of work.
Here, we share what we're learning from those conversations.
What is work actually like under Nigerian leadership structures?
We surveyed Nigerian professionals across fintech, retail, and tech to unpack leadership authority, unwritten office rules, and management transparency.
The Unwritten Rules of Promotion
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The Hierarchy Paradigm in West African Startup Culture
Evaluating power distance vs open communication channels in early-stage African teams.
Metrics That Matter: Quantifying Social Productivity in Remote Workplaces
A empirical model measuring non-monetary trust metrics and project throughput.
Manager Effectiveness Under High Economic Uncertainty
How leadership adaptability shapes team retention during macroeconomic fluctuations.
Leading Without Losing Yourself
An Ops lead on what changes, and what shouldn't, when you move from doing the work to leading the people who do it.
Inside the Vector Fleet: What Identity Does to a Team
The team behind Study 01 talks through what happened when everyone at StreetOps got a Fleet ID.
What HR Actually Does All Day
Griot Academy graduates on the gap between what HR looks like from outside and what it actually is.
The Nigerian Boss Edition
What is work actually like under Nigerian leadership structures?
The Unwritten Rules of Promotion
How career progression actually happens in Lagos startups.
Salary Transparency & Peer Trust
What happens when compensation structures are open?
Keep exploring.
Research changes when the questions get better.