There is no shortage of workplace strategies that claim to be the answer to all of your employee related woes. While setting clear goals, increasing communication, etc., are all important steps in the process of increasing and maintaining employee productivity, it is not the most imperative aspect. Productivity starts from within; it doesn’t matter how many outward… Read More »
That seems like an odd question. When companies think about their recruitment and retention activities, they generally think in terms of salaries and benefits. After all, those are the things that people want, right? The short answer to that is yes, and no. Money and other perks are important, but the truth is, we spend… Read More »
Since Google took out its cubicles in the ’90s, more and more offices are going to open office design. Now, about 70% of American offices are open. An open office design looks like the workplace on the TV show “The Office;” aside from senior managers, no one has sectioned-off space to himself, just a desk… Read More »