[teampractices] NYTimes article on engagement at work

[Max Binder]

Might be a repost, but an interesting guest opinion article from 2014:
https://mobile.nytimes.com/2014/06/01/opinion/sunday/why-you-hate-work.html

Juicy tidbit:

With higher focus, these employees ended up getting more work done in less
> time, left work earlier in the evenings than the rest of their colleagues,
> and reported a much less stressful overall experience during the busy
> season. Their turnover rate was far lower than that of employees in the
> rest of the firm. Senior leaders were aware of the results, but the firm
> didn’t ultimately change any of its practices.



> Partly, the challenge for employers is trust. For example, our study found
> that employees have a deep desire for flexibility about where and when they
> work — and far higher engagement when they have more choice. But many
> employers remain fearful that their employees won’t accomplish their work
> without constant oversight — a belief that ironically feeds the distrust of
> their employees, and diminishes their engagement.
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