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Workplace design and the corrective force of rediscovery

Workplace Insight

It has become something of a preoccupation of mine to consider why so many of the conversations we hold about workplace design are largely about the rediscovery of old ideas. One answer might be found in the corruption of the open plan and the commonly held belief that it is inhumane and counter-productive.

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How to Make Sustainable Practices Make Sense for Your Business

Success

Production has globalized and resources are increasingly narrowing. “Consumer commitment to environmental sustainability and social responsibility has intensified with consumers voting with their wallets,” Jonathan Wright, global lead for cognitive process reengineering at IBM, told Yahoo Finance.

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Why Networking Is Not Overrated

Success

He notes the grassroots success stories of Justin Bieber and Adele, whose talents shone through on social media and caught the attention of music executives, and SPANX founder Sara Blakely, whose product rose above all the rest when Oprah Winfrey chose it as one of her favorite things of the year. Alison Mass, of Goldman Sachs Group Inc.,

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Why the Lone Wolf Mentality Won't Work Anymore

On The Job

No other group in the workplace operates quite the way that the sales department does. A product development worker doesn’t get a commission when he or she has a new idea. Adding to the challenging climate for sales is that the shelf life for products is becoming (read more here ) a research consultancy.

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Women In The Workplace

The Small Business Blog

Women In The Workplace by Stefan Töpfer on Apr 20, 2010 This weekend I watched a debate on BBC televisions’ ‘The Big Questions’ about working mothers and their cost to small businesses. As a society we need to change the way we view work, change the way work is carried out and introduce a bit of flexibility in to the workplace.

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Uncover the Source of Your Information Overload with Xerox’s Business of Your Brain App

Productivity Bits

For security reason, I couldn’t use this plugin because it is not an approved app for use in my work’s email (I use Gmail / Yahoo for my personal email). So we created a workplace app to lift the lid on the obnoxious inbox and expose the hidden truths to what’s lurking inside. Thus, I couldn’t test it myself.

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How to Successfully Manage Remote Employees

Office Dynamics

government have found that allowing employees to telecommute, when done correctly, can increase employee productivity and satisfaction, reduce costs for the company, reduce employee turnover and allow access to a larger talent pool. Conversely, other companies like Yahoo! Organizations from Automattic to the U.S.