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Blog Overview Blogger Profiles Event Calendar You can also visit our other sites: EmployeeWellness.ca WellnessFair.ca Workplace Wellness Info on NaturalHealthcare.ca	\| Share: \| more Workplace Friendships: Good for Morale, Bad for Productivity Survey explores workplace friendships. Ipsos Public Affairs in the United States conducted a survey recently on workplace friendships. The survey found that most believe a happy office is dependent on friendships within the workplace. Although 50% of respondents thought workplace buddies meant better teamwork, communication, and morale, about a third of respondents thought it increased productivity and performance. The survey also found that women thought friendships over the photocopier were okay, but felt that friendships in the workplace would interfere with their free time. In comparison, men did not feel this way as much. Managers are not that supportive of the idea of employees becoming best friends. Only 49% of managers were supportive of employees developing friendships. When respondents were questioned about the downside of workplace friendship, the following reasons were stated: gossip (44%) favoritism and the blurring of professional boundaries (37%), conflicts of interest (35%), making others feel uncomfortable, reduced productivity, openness, and company loyalty. In regards to social media 46% of American thought Facebook friends were appropriate, in comparison, 24% preferred LinkedIn. Posted by: suhujitha on 2010-02-24 14:59:41 Subscribe to the feed Direct Link to this post Next post: High levels of burnout among UK family doctors, especially in group practice 2012-01-31 08:59:19 Other posts tagged workplace friendships, coworkers, productivity, morale, teamwork, communication: · [Workplace sabotage fueled by envy, unleashed by disengagement] · [Stress and burnout in the ICU: who is at risk and how to alleviate it] · [Working together can help battle effects of fatigue] · [Hang out at the water cooler and live longer] · [Researchers identify risk factors associated with development of different burnout types] · [The dark side of oxytocin: it is not all about trust and cuddling] · [Men who flirt at work are generally less happy with their job] · [Even minor levels of depression associated with reduced employee productivity] · [The rewards of doing something] · [Juggling languages can build better brains] · [Low-status leaders are ignored] Don't forget: there is a search box on every page! Recent Posts: High levels of burnout among UK family doctors, especially in group practice Depersonalized doctors: A cross-sectional study of 564 doctors, 760 consultations and 1,876 patient reports in UK general practice Posted by: mara on 2012-01-31 08:59:19 Majority groups support assimilation -- except when they are not majorities It is hard to integrate a society to maintain minority identities and not make the majority feel their values are being rejected Posted by: danica on 2012-01-29 11:06:21 Color-coding, rearranging food products improves healthy choices in hospital cafeteria Labeling all foods and beverages with a simple red, yellow and green color scheme to indicate their relative healthiness led patrons to purchase more of the healthy items Posted by: danica on 2012-01-25 16:56:28 If you plan, then you will accomplish... but it helps to have a friend Partnering up or planning with someone can really boost the likelihood of sticking to your resolutions Posted by: mara on 2012-01-05 09:18:08 Sky light sky bright -- inside your office New LED ceiling mimics sky, natural lighting for improved mental health Posted by: danica on 2012-01-04 11:20:24 View Your Cart? Call us for more information: In Toronto and Area call 647.723.6381 or call 1.866.395.8904 Toll-free. Dial answer group (ext) 3. \| Share: \| more Check out our Amazon Reading List!	New! Wellergize brings the power of Permacharts to your organization. Click here to see our selection. Wellergize Latest Tweet: wellergize: #workplacewellness daily is out! http://t.co/tSMMEA6j â–¸ Top stories today via @ergoplus @skilven - about 3 hours ago + More Recent Tweets: Our twitter feed is brand-spanking new! You can follow us or contact us here: @Wellergize. We'll tweet and retweet events, blog post topics, and relevant news. wellergize: #workplacewellness daily is out! http://t.co/tSMMEA6j â–¸ Top stories today via @humoratwork @watershedflow @hrconnector @hrbloggers - 5:04pm February 2, 2012 wellergize: Read #workplacewellness daily â–¸ today's top stories via @occupknowledge @watershedflow â–¸ http://t.co/8GtgUAuy - 3:27pm January 31, 2012 Powered by (a variation of) TwitterZoid Who has used Wellergize Products and Services? The RCMP, for one. Ask us how we can help your organization. Contacting us: In Toronto and Area call 647.723.6381 or call 1.866.395.8904 toll-free. Dial answer group (ext) 4. You can also use the form on the Contact Us page to request information on specific workplace wellness topics.
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