Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Fun in the Workplace: A Google Example

“ With a little creativity, some motivation, and a culture that embraces fun (and food!) as a necessary component of our work, inspiration will flow, and spirits (and blood-sugar levels) will run high. One proof point: Recession-Proof Brownies.


Official Google Blog: A Googlicious time


I am deeply convinced that a workplace like this (that embraces fun - and maybe food) is both a much more effective workplace as well as a place that retains it’s staff at a higher level of performance. There’s enough of the “old gaurd” still managing businesses, that I don’t expect this to become widespread any time soon (although it’s growing with companies like Gore-tec and Semler Co).

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