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Office Productivity Falls In The Afternoon

The Horizons Tracker

A study conducted at the Texas A&M School of Public Health utilized an innovative data collection approach to examine the productivity patterns of office workers. The research focused on 789 in-office employees at a prominent energy company in Texas and spanned a two-year period from January 1, 2017, to December 31, 2018.

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How to Create a Stress-Free Work Environment

Strategy Driven

Being stressed at work can come with many disadvantages, but some of the main ones include lack of productivity, constant pressure between employees, lack of professional growth and development, long and inflexible work hours, job insecurity and many more. Is stress generated because the office is too cluttered?

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7 Effective Ways an Organization Development Practitioner Can Help Transform a Toxic Work Culture

Mike Cardus

. “An employee who is mistreated may feel the only way to get ahead in their job is to treat others as they have been treated themselves—this may not always be intentional, but it results in a race to the bottom among employees and damages job security and leads to stress and exhaustion.” ” ( Li, M.,

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Staying Ahead Of The Game In Your Business

Strategy Driven

There’s a lot of stress and pressure, which makes it hard for people to consider certain parts of their operation. Copyright 2007-2017 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC. Photo courtesy of Pixabay. Business can be a very fraught environment. Over time, this can have a serious impact on your business. Consider leaving a comment!

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How the Great Recession Changed Banking

Harvard Business Review

The race is open and the gap between investment banks will widen even further as they race to adopt technological innovations and reconfigure their workforces to satisfy changing customer demands. Investment banks are also required to have a more stable funding base, with enough liquid assets to survive longer periods of stress.

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How Masculinity Contests Undermine Organizations, and What to Do About It

Harvard Business Review

For example, Susan Fowler’s 2017 blog about Uber detailed not only her recollections of being repeatedly harassed, but what she described as a “game-of-thrones” environment, in which managers sought to one-up and sabotage colleagues to get ahead. Organizations can leverage other core goals to motivate reform.

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Cutting Costs Without Cutting Corners: Lessons from Banner Health

Harvard Business Review

Nonetheless, between 2012 and mid-2103, Banner has captured nearly $70 million in savings, and by 2017, the savings will contribute $256 million annually to its bottom line. This helped squelch rumors of impending layoffs and reduce the stress and fear that inevitably accompany cost cutting. Leading Health Care Innovation.

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