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How To Form Bonds In A Virtual Workplace

The Horizons Tracker

Forming bonds. Research from Harvard Business School offers us hope that bonds can indeed be forged virtually if managers go about things in the right way. Indeed, the most popular article of the year to date at MIT Sloan’s Management Review is on the new ways of leading in this hybrid work environment. Virtual watercooler.

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Team Bonds Can Secure Loyalty Among Gig Workers

The Horizons Tracker

Securing loyalty To test their theories, the researchers conducted randomized field experiments at a large ride-sharing platform, forming teams of drivers based on factors such as age, hometown, and productivity, and having these teams compete for cash prizes.

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5 tips on how team bonding can assist to build a solid company culture

Strategy Driven

Productivity in an organization is no longer solely dependant on an individual’s technical competencies. Team bonding activities are one way to bring employees together on a personal level. Team bonding activities have also gained more popularity post-pandemic as employers are grappling to rebuild positive organization cultures.

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Protecting Remote Workers’ Productivity and Performance

Michael Lee Stallard

Early on, these office-turned-remote workers may have put in longer hours and worked hard to show they were being productive in the changing environment. Leaders who may have previously resisted extending the option of remote work to employees out of a concern that it will negatively impact productivity were relieved to see the opposite.

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March Madness or a time to bond and engage at the workplace?

HR Digest

Every year this obsession drives down the productivity in offices and companies with people glued to their smart devices tracking scores both on and off-field. billion in productivity in 20120. The tournament is a perfect opportunity for colleagues to bond in the workplace. People call in sick more often during the season.

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How to Be Focused and Productive in a Crisis

Lead from Within

In those moments it’s especially important that leaders work to keep everyone focused and productive while coping with ambiguity and uncertainty. Genuine listening forms a bond of trust that motivates people and helps in resolving their concerns. The post How to Be Focused and Productive in a Crisis appeared first on Lolly Daskal.

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Diversification Putting Pressure on FinTech Executives

N2Growth Blog

With technology reshaping the global business landscape, many companies will be pushed to fundamentally reconsider their ways of doing international business, diversifying into new product categories and adopting a “borderless” expansion model. Undoubtedly, this is putting added pressure on FinTech executives.

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