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Employee Burnout Is a Problem with the Company, Not the Person

Harvard Business

In our book Time, Talent and Energy , we note that when employees aren’t as productive as they could be, it’s usually the organization, not its employees, that is to blame. For example, by adopting agile principles, leaders can motivate and energize teams, and give individual team members a way to own the results.

Company 53
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Why My Company Serves Free Breakfast to All Employees

Harvard Business

Our startup, Pivotal, calls the South of Market (SOMA) neighborhood home, alongside companies like Airbnb, Dropbox, Adobe, Slack, Salesforce, and Uber. Our approach is rooted in extreme programming and agile processes , and the foundation of our work environment is a pair programming culture. After all, this is California.

Company 36