Companies like Google and Facebook entice new hires with a slew of perks, like catered lunches and free gym memberships. However, a new survey from BambooHR found that new employees place much more value on training than they do on office perks. The survey, which involved more than 1,000...
The workforce is quickly changing, but not all leaders have been keeping up. Many teams are made up of different generations, causing a gap in how they communicate, learn and produce work. The key is to ensure that all employees are engaged and that the workplace is one which fosters...
A London analytics company is forcing their employees to participate in an experiment in which a myriad of apps are used to monitor every aspect of their lives. And, if they don't want to participate they get shown the door. "To be brutal, it's a...
When an entire company is unable to improve efficiency, it might be time for CEOs to take a look at their own habits and pinpoint how they can change processes. Mark Beard of Projects at Work has identified what some leaders are doing wrong when it comes to business productivity....
We've always known that a positive attitude leads to higher levels of productivity, but now we have proof. Economists at the University of Warwick in England found that happiness increases productivity by 12%. Researchers conducted a variety of experiments to test if happy employees work harder. The study,...
Xerox recently hosted in their simple@work conference, which focuses on simplifying business processes to increase productivity. During one session, Barry Hall and Ruth Hunt of HR consulting firm Buck Consultants talked about how companies are using gamification through mobile devices and social media to boost the health and wellness...