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The seven laws of workplace
Editor’s note: I really like these laws. They show the place and importance of workplace in work. many of them are directly relatable to learning too.
Browsing: workplace
View to a skill: The next big education player?
Editor’s note: Bringing skills to the masses, and successfully so. Could this be an answer to developing skills in the workplace?
State of the American workplace: employee engagement insights for US business leaders
Editor’s note: Big, and ongoing, research by Gallup into the US workplace. This research shows that poor managers continue to be a costly thorn in the side of organisations.
The relationship between workplace practices and mortality and health costs in the US
Editor’s note: This indepth academic report shows the impact of stress on morbidity and healthcare. If the researchers are correct then there is currently a very high price to be paid for workplace stress.
Work isn’t working: Microsoft ‘envisioner’ Dave Coplin on why the office must change
Editor’s note: Interesting piece on the future workplace and how we are failing to use technology to its full potential.
Creating the best workplace on earth
Editor’s note: Researchers have been asking executives what they would include if they could design their dream company. So, what would that dream company look like?
Points mean prizes in workplace gamification
Editor’s note: An overview of gamification in the workplace plus a look at three companies that actually do it.
Video: Jeanne Meister on the 2020 workplace
Editor’s note: A seven-minute interview with Jeanne Meister, co-author of The 2020 Workplace. Meister looks at how technology is changing the way organisations work and what this means for the HR function. Thanks to @LearnKotch for sharing.
No set hours or defined offices will be the norm, says academic
Editor’s note: Futurologist Dr Carl Rohde presents his 10 drivers of change in the workplace of the future.
Does your workplace affect creativity? Mostly no
Editor’s note: is workplace design the number one factor in sparking creative interactions? Probably not, says Scott Berkun. It is a factor but what of all the other places that have given us our greatest ideas?
The workplace of 2025 will be wherever you want it
Editors note: ‘Because of greater connectivity and hugely dispersed workforces, we’ll mimic the organised chaos of a bee or ant colony.’ Interesting research to keep you awake at night – what’s the impact for L&D?