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The Manager’s Guide to Cultivating Flow at Work

Kate Jones
Jul 20, 2017 · 12 min read
Photo: Startup Stock

A happy worker is 12 percent more productive than the average employee and 22 percent more productive than the unhappy ones. Additionally, disengaged employees cost U.S. businesses up to $450 billion per year in lost productivity. The leader who fails to take these figures seriously places the longevity of their business at grave risk.

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