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OCTOBER 1, 2014

It relieves stress, fosters emotional bonding, and encourages creativity. Research shows that employees prefer to work in a “fun” office environment, where humor is encouraged and workers feel that they’re part of a coherent team. Encourage creativity and innovation. Reduce absenteeism. Improve employee retention.

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JANUARY 7, 2013

The start of a new year is a great time for companies to assess their corporate environment. Sincere leaders who are transparent about their decisions, upbeat but honest about the company’s future, and show a genuine interest in their workers create an environment that fosters loyalty, creativity and productivity.

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OCTOBER 13, 2016

To maintain a lean management environment without risking consistent layoffs, it’s important to cross train your entire staff to see if they might be a good fit elsewhere within the organization. Today’s lean business environments do not all need a brick and mortar workplaces. Flexible Work Spaces.

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JULY 24, 2017

Do your employees enjoy their work environment? Be creative, but not kooky or conceited. It’s great to think of creative ways to motivate workers, such keeping an office pet to make the workplace more fun, or organizing office games like voting on the Super Bowl winner. Moreover, it’s never been easier for people to job hunt.

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OCTOBER 7, 2015

DISC tells us how we respond to problems and challenges; how we influence others to our points of view; how we respond to the pace of our environment; and how we respond to the rules and procedures set by others. Simply stated, it is our observable human behavior.

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JULY 14, 2013

Be a leader, not a manager : In both cases, avoid seeing the employee as the enemy or fostering an environment that is combative. Look for creative ways to help your people succeed. If they have not performed and are uncommitted to improve, make the tough call to let them go. Great leaders inspire their people.

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OCTOBER 29, 2012

So how does a business create a pro-employee environment? ” Manager Autonomy and Flexible Scheduling : Wegmans empowers its managers to work creatively and autonomously with its staff to meet their needs. At Wegman’s Food Markets, a $5.15

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