What is it about the workplace culture at Google, Facebook, and LinkedIn that drives these young, entrepreneurial companies to rapid and remarkable success? According to Kristin Burnham, they are different from traditonal companies in four key ways:
- Innovation --innovation is prized, both at work and after work. Nothing is off-limits.
- Failure. Failure is tolerated, which encourages people to take greater risks.
- Fun. People that are happy at work are more productive, creative, and dedicated.
- Trust. People that are happy at work don't steal supplies and secrets.
As technology companies, they create and leverage great technology. But notice that it is the human factor that makes them successful--how to work together to do great things, support each other, have fun, and enjoy the process of collaborating together.
To read more, go to http://advice.cio.com/kristin_burnham/16045/workplace_culture_at_linkedin_facebook_and_google_4_lessons_for_you?source=CIONLE_nlt_leader_2011-05-09
Respectfully submitted
Jaclyn Kostner, Ph.D., Virtual Team Expert, Webinar Interaction Guru, http://www.distance.com/
We help people create the communication, collaboration, and connections they need to work successfully together--when people are NOT face-to-face
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