Workspaces design

A guide for employees and managers.

Since the pandemic, companies have adopted the technologies of virtual work remarkably quickly--and employees are seeing the advantages of more flexibility...

Today's overachieving professionals labor longer, take on more responsibility, and earn more than the workaholics of yore. They hold what Hewlett and...

Surveys, interviews, observation, and other tools can help you avoid "one-size-fits-none" policies.

Just look at what Google and Groupon have done to boost productivity.

Is your organization's culture creating problems? If so, change it by acting in dramatic ways reflecting a new and better culture. You'll fix the problems-and...

"Professionalism" is coded - even on Zoom.

"It is almost impossible to progress through a career untouched by incivility," the author writes. Over the past 20 years she has polled thousands of...

Most companies don't realize how central emotions are to building the right culture. They tend to focus on "cognitive culture": the shared intellectual...

A study found it increases the employee’s well-being and productivity.

Companies have focused so much on downsizing to contain costs that they've largely neglected a looming threat to their competitiveness: a severe shortage...

Today, most multinationals have a conspicuous social conscience. They publicize their internal codes of conduct, monitor labor conditions in their global supply chains, and require suppliers to meet basic labor practice standards. But despite efforts to be better global citizens, companies by themselves are unable to eliminate abuses in their supply chains. In fact, so […]

Remote working seems like it's here to stay, even after the pandemic ends. Employees enjoy the flexibility, and research shows that they can be more productive....

The power of lean operations has transformed manufacturing. Jefferson Pilot Financial proves that service companies can use the same principles to push their performance to new heights.

Fear prevails in many work environments. Promote experimentation and learning by creating a climate of psychological safety.

Companies need to focus on how people feel about them, even in a recession. PLUS the unanticipated effect of price promotions, building trust during the...

CEOs often talk about wanting to create a high-performance culture--but many go about it ineffectively. New research from Gartner, based on surveys and...

Extra ventilation often means using more energy — but it doesn’t have to.

We highlight 20 ideas just bubbling up to the surface in 2006. Howard Gardner contends that the ability to synthesize information will be the most valued...