Ethan Bernstein and Stephen Turban, of Harvard Business School and Harvard University, took a look at employees who switched from individual cubicles to an open office plan. What they found wasn’t more collaboration after the switch but less (https://bit.ly/2KYeywv). The participants in the study, whose roles included sales, technology and human resources: ● spent 73… Continue reading Open Office, Open Communication? Think Again!
Fantastic. We looked at doing something similar at Airways a few years ago but it was a step too far at the time. https://www.aurecongroup.com/about/latest-news/2018/may/visual-employment-contract
According to a study by Accenture, cited by Forbes, 43 percent of employees cite lack of recognition as their key reason for heading for the door. As Forbes contributor Alan Hall writes, “When your employees say to themselves and others, ‘Where’s the love?’ you’ve got a problem.” Telling people when their efforts have made a… Continue reading Why do most people quit their jobs?
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WHAT IS WORLD-CLASS ANYWAY? Taking on the world. Punching above our weight. Winning gold. We all love it when New Zealanders succeed on the world stage. But unlike in sport where the wins, losses and stats tell the story, world-class business success is not such an easy thing to define. It’s a much more subjective… Continue reading Inspiring Voices | Air New Zealand
Senior managers and team leaders are increasingly frustrated by conflicts arising from multi-teaming—having their people assigned to multiple projects simultaneously. Multi-teaming can create efficiencies and limit downtime, but the continual churning of members can weaken group cohesion and identity, making it harder to build trust and resolve issues. Moreover, individuals may experience stress, fatigue, and burnout as… Continue reading Managing Overcommitted Team Members | Glaser & Associates
