Inc.com: How a Revamped Office Environment Can Boost Company Morale
I just published a new post on my Inc. com Girl Power: Female CEOs blog. Here’s an excerpt:
“We’ve been around for 10 years, seven of them in the same building (which I loved). But as a result of our growth, we ended up on two different floors. Divided. It’s tough to keep a culture together when a company is split in two. We tried group lunches, but it’s hard to get 90 people together at once when space is limited. We also have an offsite company-wide event every quarter and have a great time. But, it still isn’t enough on a day-to-day basis.
Recently we moved to a new office so we could have the next few years all together on one floor. … ”
Janine Popick is the CEO and founder of VerticalResponse. Connect with her on Twitter.
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I’ve just check the link, thanks for sharing. I agree that you had to move really, you can’t keep employees separate like that, it’s just bad for team building and even office communication. It just doesn’t work as a long term strategy.
Thanks for writing about this. You’ve got a bunch of really good information here on your website.