The ultimate level of employee satisfaction: Working at the Googleplex

Written by Adela Tudorache on November 20, 2013. Posted in Around the world, Articles, Individual Performance

According to Fortune Magazine, Google is at present the number one best company to work for, and this is no surprise: the Googleplex in Mountain View, California, resembles a true recreational park. Employees have bikes to travel around the campus, free gyms, year round pools, healthy food courts andcolorful lounge areas.

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The Danes – the happiest people in the world in 2013

Written by Andreea Vecerdea on November 18, 2013. Posted in Around the world, Articles, Personal performance

According to the 2013 World Happiness report, Denmark is the happiest country in the world. The study rated the current state of people’s living, and Denmark scored 7.693, on a scale from 0 to 10, where 0 stands for the worst possible life and 10 for the best.

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Expert Interview – Kenneth Merchant, Deloitte & Touche LLP Chair of Accountancy, University of Southern California, USA

Written by Adelina Chelniciuc on October 19, 2013. Posted in Around the world, Interviews, Organisational performance, Practitioner

For the report Performance Management in 2012, The KPI Institute conducted 12 semi-structured interviews with practitioners, academics and consultants, who offered rich insights into the state of Performance Management as a discipline.

Kenneth Merchant, Deloitte & Touche LLP Chair of Accountancy at the University of Southern California, USA was one of the academics that The KPI Institute interviewed.

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Expert Interview – Enrique Romero Zabaleta, Operations Director LATAM & Spain, Insightforce Strategy Management Consultants, Mexico

Written by Adelina Chelniciuc on October 19, 2013. Posted in Around the world, Consultants, Interviews, Organisational performance

For the report Performance Management in 2012, The KPI Institute conducted 12 semi-structured interviews with practitioners, academics and consultants, who offered rich insights into the state of Performance Management as a discipline.

Enrique Romero Zabaleta, Operations Director LATAM & Spain at Insightforce Strategy Management Consultants Mexico was one of the consultants that The KPI Institute interviewed.

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Expert Interview – Ahmed Samy, Director Corporate Strategy Office at Western Region Municipality, Abu Dhabi

Written by Adelina Chelniciuc on October 18, 2013. Posted in Around the world, Interviews, Organisational performance, Practitioner

For the report Performance Management in 2012, The KPI Institute conducted 12 semi-structured interviews with practitioners, academics and consultants, who offered rich insights into the state of Performance Management as a discipline.

Ahmed Samy, Director – Corporate Strategy Office at Western Region Municipality, Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates) was one of the practitioners that The KPI Institute interviewed.

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