Every employee dreads the performance review, and research shows they are a waste of time. A new Wall Street Journal piece notes they may finally be losing steam.

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Corporate productivity depends on employee productivity, right? But what happens when workers are “scared straight” by backwards company policies?

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Business process is supposed to make everything efficient. In this case, however, a broken business process apparently left a woman stranded in the airport.

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Here at Slaughter Development, we’re always looking for new ways to increase productivity. Well, our founder and CEO has discovered a new product that does just that!

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When it comes to business process optimization in the office, many of us have the same goal in mind: to enhance productivity and increase satisfaction. And while process improvement is a great start in the journey, there’s one key factor we should all keep in mind when setting our sights on achieving optimal results in any given process.

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Employee retention. It’s something every company wants, but few achieve. But what if we knew the reason that employees leave?
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We all want to increase our email productivity. One area where we tend to create headaches for ourselves is in the use of blind carbon copy (BCC).
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Business processes are supposed to be fairly smooth, especially when they happen all the time. But in this case, an everyday situation had a completely broken business process which upset a family and wasted considerable time and resources.
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In November, elections were running high. Candidates were campaigning, citizens were voting and positions were being filled. For one political hopeful however, the election was a bittersweet success.

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Over at the Harvard Business Review blog network, Ron Ashkenas asks an important question to professionals: Should you stay late or go home?

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