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Part 1: How To Boost Productivity Through Intrinsic Motivation

15Five

There are studies that show how to achieve greater productivity through intrinsic motivation, but most organizations fail to put this into practice. I feel like that would be more inherently fulfilling for everyone that worked at 15Five , and we would get a much greater quality of work product. A shift in thinking.

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Is the HR Accountable for Mass Layoffs?

Keka HR Blog

Ultimately, embracing remote work and asynchronous communication is a great way for companies to not only reduce costs but also increase productivity,” Syed Balkhi , a marketeer and founder of WPBeginne r, told Forbes. Sure, remote work can boost productivity. did not lead to profits as anticipated but caused productivity to decline.

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Rob Girling: “It’s a marathon, not a sprint.”

Thrive Global

The 2008 financial crisis marked the first real “CEO moment,” when we had to think very strategically about forecasting, financial stability, staffing, and messaging. I realized that we were in many ways responsible for the livelihoods and aspirations of our employees and their families. Being a CEO is a constant journey of growth.

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Business survival planning in a crisis: Lessons from the front lines

Workable

But you can make better, smarter decisions when equipped with the knowledge and expertise of those who have been there in the past – be it the subprime mortgage crisis of 2007-2008 that led to the Great Recession or the savings and loan crisis of the 1980s and 1990s. Doing nothing means your ship continues to sink.

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Is the HR Accountable for the Mass Layoffs?

Keka HR Blog

Ultimately, embracing remote work and asynchronous communication is a great way for companies to not only reduce costs but also increase productivity,” Syed Balkhi , a marketeer and founder of WPBeginne r, told Forbes. Sure, remote work can boost productivity. Yet, it’s important to explore the hybrid option first.

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Tracy Fitzpatrick of Aline Studios: “Sense of Humor”

Thrive Global

Thank goodness in 2008, the economy hit right at the same time my lease was up. I didn’t know how to do theatre production, so I produced work in coffeehouses, nightclubs, and underground nightclubs all over SoCal. I found Lotte Berk, Barre work because a client saw a picture in a magazine and told me she wanted to do that exercise.

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“Manage through positive reinforcement” With Stephen Halasnik

Thrive Global

In the 2008 recession I had built an INC 500 fastest growing company that had done $7 million in sales the year before the recession. The industry got decimated during the 2008 recession and after 4 years of trying to survive, I closed that company. I make sure that I know about their interests, family, etc.