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Research Confirms: Happier People Are More Productive
Well, duh: We all knew that happier people work harder, didn’t we? While it may seem a no-brainer concept to socially responsible business owners, those who didn’t get it before have no excuse now. The research is in. It shows that making progress on worthwhile projects makes people more productive … and happier.
But when companies cut staff and overload workers, creativity and productivity decline. Kind of like cutting off your nose to spite your face.
We’re not talking about social enterprises here, just good business practices. You don’t have to trying to change the world to benefit from social responsibility.
Proof? Of the seven tech companies studied, only the one that provided “worker autonomy, sufficient resources, and learning from problems” made a significant breakthrough during the study.
So let your mantra be: Social responsibility is good for business, social responsibility makes economic sense, socially responsible is what I want to be.
How has being socially responsible helped your business?
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It's good when research
It's good when research confirms something you know to be true, even if it appears to be obvious. Hopefully some managers who think otherwise will read it.
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