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What should be in a performance improvement plan?

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Putting an employee on a performance improvement plan (PIP) is uncomfortable for everyone involved. The key to an effective performance improvement plan is communication: Before a PIP is necessary When you must implement one During the PIP period When it’s complete. Implementing a performance improvement plan.

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Use These 3 Design Principles To Create Human-Centered Offices Where People Thrive

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Fostering Collaboration Traditional office layouts often lead to departmental silos that can stifle creativity and limit interdisciplinary collaboration. Open-plan lounges and modular layouts, for example, encourage connection, spontaneous conversations and creative problem-solving.

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Planning The Return To An Inclusive Hybrid Office

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How do you know which components of the plan are right for your business? Celebrating the in-between moments of personal connection that build trust, spark creativity, and boost morale and creativity. It allows them to recognize that while adaptive and flexible, your plan is underpinned by a firmly planted structure.

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Taking “Rest” Seriously: It’s Time To Extend Human-Centered Design To Restrooms

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Office designs should incorporate fitness-friendly features and strategically placed restrooms to boost morale, creativity, and physical activity. Offices designed to maximize physical activity and serendipitous encounters have been shown to increase workplace morale and individual creativity.

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How To Adapt Aging Office Spaces For A Modern Workforce

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By embracing targeted upgrades and creative design interventions, building owners can reposition these assets to meet the needs of modern tenants while creating unique competitive advantages in the marketplace. Open floor plans, modular furniture and multi-purpose spaces are essential components of this adaptable design approach.

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The Secret Formula To Determine How (And How Often) Your Employees Should Work In The Office

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Spectorgroup, a global architecture, interior design, and master planning firm uses visioning workshops and ecosystem mapping to determine how — and how often — employees work in the office. While a function-first approach might work for some, other companies adopt a more culture-first mindset when it comes to workplace planning.

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Remote work is here to stay – so, you’d better build a policy

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new must-haves: A plan to pivot to remote work as needed A work-from-home policy that may be much more flexible than anything you’ve offered in the past. Even if your company has a long tradition of doing all work onsite, planning for companywide remote operations is a key part of overall preparedness. Accountability.