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The End of "Results Only" at Best Buy Is Bad News

Harvard Business Review

Ressler and Thompson's case studies as well as independent scholarly research find that ROWE increases productivity, employee well-being, and work-life balance while decreasing turnover. At Best Buy, these results produced $2.2 million in savings over three years, according to the CultureRX website.

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The End of "Results Only" at Best Buy Is Bad News

Harvard Business Review

Ressler and Thompson's case studies as well as independent scholarly research find that ROWE increases productivity, employee well-being, and work-life balance while decreasing turnover. At Best Buy, these results produced $2.2 million in savings over three years, according to the CultureRX website.

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Google’s Scientific Approach to Work-Life Balance (and Much More)

Harvard Business Review

Upon reading about the study, I wondered if the idea of such long-term research could be attempted in another field that touches all of us: work. Inspired by the Framingham research, our People Innovation Lab developed gDNA, Google’s first major long-term study aimed at understanding work. What do we hope to learn?

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How to Prepare for Maternity Leave

Harvard Business Review

It can be stressful to step out of your job for three months, no matter how happy the occasion. Find out what other employees before you have done and understand that you will need to negotiate the specific terms of your leave whether you work at a large or small company. Case study #1: Continue to help others grow professionally.

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How to Conduct an Effective Job Interview

Harvard Business Review

Reduce stress. Candidates find job interviews stressful because of the many unknowns. But “when people are stressed they do not perform as well,” says Sullivan. Is he a long-term planner or a short-term thinker? Case study #1: Provide relevant, real-life scenarios to reveal how candidates think.

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How to Convince Your Boss to Let You Work from Home

Harvard Business Review

” You should also strategize about how you’ll manage “the optics” of working from home in terms of “being present on email and available by phone,” she says. Case Study #1: Propose a pilot and then ace it by being responsive and productive.