August 9, 2010 by Michael Stumpo
We’ve all experienced it: The hard-headed “know-it-alls” who favor close-minded arguments over open discussion. Here are three tactics to prevent these workers from draining your firm’s productivity.
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Tags: Arguments, Arrogant, Communication challenges, People skills, Productivity
July 12, 2010 by Jared Bilski
If your office’s productivity has taken a dive during these summer months, there’s still time to turn things around before the leaves start changing colors.
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Tags: Bud Light, Burned-out staffers, Cross-train, Flexible hours, Friday, Productivity, Summer doldrums, Ted Ferguson, Vacation time
June 23, 2010 by Jared Bilski
Take a look around your office at lunchtime. If there are more than a few workers scarfing down microwaveable lunches in their cubes, you may have some problems on your hands.
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Tags: Cube, Lunch, Lunchtime, Overworked, Productivity, Take Back Your Lunch, The Energy Group
January 12, 2010 by Jared Bilski
Many employers have been annoyed by the effects of fantasy sports on employees’ productivity. Here’s a case of a company that took action … drastic action.
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Tags: Challenger Gray & Christmas, Fantasy Football, Fantasy Sport Trade Associate, Fantasy sports, Fidelity Investments, National Football League, Productivity
September 18, 2009 by Jennifer Azara
Some people spend a lot of energy looking extremely busy while really just squeaking by doing as little work as possible.
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Tags: Co-worker, Cyberslacking, Office slacker, Productivity, Sub-par performance, Team member
September 3, 2009 by Jared Bilski
Fantasy football is here again, and with it, the chance for finance workers to pretend they’re managing their very own NFL team — often at their employers’ expense.
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Tags: Challenger study, Fantasy Football, NFL, Productivity, Sporting Goods Marketing Association
June 30, 2009 by Jared Bilski
If you’re dealing with any of these problems on a regular basis, your department probably runs more like an episode of “The Office,” than a productive workplace.
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Tags: Conflict, Cure, Morale, Productivity, Teamwork, The Office, Workplace dysfunctions
June 26, 2009 by Jennifer Azara
We all know what the No. 1 motivator is. (And no one believes those surveys that say people aren’t in it for the money.) Here’s the next best thing you can do to motivate folks.
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Tags: Money, Motivation, Performance reviews, Productivity, Suggestion box
June 3, 2009 by Shane Borer
Feel stressed? Can’t stay productive for more than a few minutes? Know what’s to blame? Your company’s open floor plan.
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Tags: Office health, Open floor plan, Productivity
November 10, 2008 by Jared Bilski
An employee’s engagement ultimately depends on the actual employee. But that doesn’t mean you can’t help your staff to feel more engaged and fulfilled with their daily routines.
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Tags: CC-ed, Daily routines, e-mail, Empowerment, Engagement, Productivity
