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The Most Desirable Employee Benefits

Harvard Business Review

Our director of operations, Ryan McGonagill, says there hasn’t been a large spike in the amount of time employees spend out of the office, but the quality of work continues to improve. Company-sponsored gatherings like team-bonding activities and retreats were low on the list as well.

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Megastores Want to Be Like Mom-and-Pop Shops… Sort Of

Harvard Business Review

It takes organizational, cultural, and operational changes. There are other operational considerations. But by embracing new ways to forge customer bonds while emphasizing consistency and reliability, perhaps national chains can have it both ways. Marketing Operations Retail'

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