Creating productive and happy workplace environment should be the goal of managers as well as employees. When faced with budget cuts, large tasks, stress at work and home, many employees tend to be less productive. That is why work-life balance is needed. Strict schedules, micro managing, stress are all ingredients for failure. In today’s global workplace invention and creativity are necessary in order for any company to sustain competitive advantage. When an employee is stress free and home life does not affect their performance at work, they are productive and create more benefits for the company. Many companies organize picnics, sporting events where employees and managers can engage into casual conversations. I think in order to have such a flexible work environment the company has to carefully screen applicants. Some people are not able to set their own deadlines. This could result in failures and even more micro managing. That is why few employees may spoil good times for many.
I also think that many traditional managers don’t believe that employees would be more productive at their job if they were not micro managed. The research has shown that companies with more flexible scheduling and better compensation create more benefits and are better at what they do. Very good example of this is Google.
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