March 19, 2021
We can design kindness into working life just as easily as unkindness
If I were to suggest that organisations were designing their processes, policies and relationships with unkindness at the core, you would probably reject it as an illogical proposition, it just doesn’t make business sense. It goes against the grain and against the values that are plastered on the walls of so many organisations. But as counterintuitive as it may seem, in my opinion, many organisations have done just that, designed unkindness into the things they do, albeit inadvertently. But if they can do that, they can also design kindness in too. (more…)
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March 22, 2021
The era of work personalisation is upon us
by Gary Chandler • Comment, Workplace design