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5 Challenges of Flat Organizations [And 5 Solutions to Flat Organizational Issues]

Flat Organizational Structure Definition and Its Importance Part 1 5 Challenges of Flat Organizations Part 2 5 Solutions to Flat Organizational Issues Part 3 Flat Organization Best Practices Part 4   Part 1 Definition What Is a Flat Organizational Structure? A flat organizational structure is precisely what its name suggests. Leadership is decentralized, and there...

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5 Methods of Workspace Communication Improvement

When was the last time you felt like you truly understood what a work colleague was trying to say about a task? Can you remember when the explanation of a function or duty was lost in translation? Office communications can sometimes resemble the childhood game of “Telephone.” The message starts out one way, but as...

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How to Increase Workplace Productivity

The Current Landscape of Workplace Productivity Part 1 Challenges to Increasing Workplace Productivity Part 2 8 Steps to Increasing Workplace Productivity Part 3 Increasing Workplace Productivity Best Practices Part 4   Part 1 The Current Landscape of Workplace Productivity If you pulled most managers aside and asked them what they would like to happen with...

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How To Increase Employee Engagement: 5 Challenges and 5 Solutions

Challenges to Employee Engagement Part 1 How to Increase Employee Engagement Part 2 Employee Engagement Best Practices Part 3   Part 1 Challenges to Employee Engagement Bad News First: The Problem of Employee Engagement in Today’s Workplace The United States has an engagement problem, but they are not in this company alone. Globally, workplaces are...

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One on One Meetings: Actionable Techniques and Best Practices

There is a vital productivity tool that many managers and team leaders avoid or overlook. Elizabeth Grace Saunders, the author of How to Invest Your Time Like Money, has called them “one of the most important productivity tools you have as a manager.” They’ve been called “the Manager’s Swiss Army Knife” because of how many...

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