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Simplify Your Work Life: Bad news is really good news
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Simplify Your Work Life: Bad news is really good news
Odette Pollar
No one can deny the radical changes that most organizations have gone through in the last decade. Entire industries have been defined, some eliminated and a few created. As corporate culture transforms, one disturbing phenomenon has developed. It is what I call the "good news syndrome." Workplaces are striving to be more healthy, balance-conscious and worker-friendly. This is highly commendable. There is, however, an unintended outcome of these attempts. Employees are striving so hard to be positive and upbeat that bad news ...
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