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answered by a Sherrard Kuzz
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7 days a week, even holidays.
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answered by a Sherrard Kuzz
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inspector is at the door, a picket
line is going up or a union
organizer is handing out leaflets
to the midnight shift (and any other
employment or labour matter), there’s
someone you can call.
Our 24 Hour Line means our
clients sleep well at night, even if
we sometimes don’t.
So when a health and safety
inspector is at the door, a picket
line is going up or a union
organizer is handing out leaflets
to the midnight shift (and any other
employment or labour matter), there’s
someone you can call.
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Ranked In
Leading Firm
RANKED
Main 416.603.0700
24 Hour 416.420.0738
www.sherrardkuzz.com
@sherrardkuzz
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Leading Firm
RANKED
Main 416.603.0700
24 Hour 416.420.0738
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@sherrardkuzz
FLOW FOR INDIVIDUALS
AND GROUPS
Flow states occur when we are engaging in
something meaningful to us and our skills
are being challenged at incremental levels,
and it can be done alone or with a group.
Organizations, says Kotler, are built to al-low
and reward vertical mobility.
“If you want to be a flow-based organi-zation,
you will have to figure out how to
incentivize horizontal mobility,” he said.
“People have to be able to follow their
passion, follow their curiosity and follow
things they are intrinsically motivated by.”
For example, to encourage lateral think-ing,
Facebook offers a “hack-a-month.”
“You can go anywhere in the company
for a month and if you like it, you can peti-tion
to stay there,” said Kotler. “This allows
you to constantly increase the challenge/
skills ratio and allows you to lateralize if
you are stuck.”
Facebook, though, has prioritized group
flow. Using open office plans and putting
teams of people working on specific proj-ects
at walking desks facing each other,
group members can see and respond im-mediately
to other members’ frustrations
or enthusiasm.
THE FUTURE OF FLOW
Flow research continues, and is fertile
ground for new ways of improving per-formance,
production, motivation and
commitment in organizations. With the
release of his new book, Steven Kotler
and colleague Jaime Wheal have launched
the Flow Genome Project. The project is
a trans-disciplinary, international organi-zation
dedicated to “mapping the Genome
of Flow by 2020 and open sourcing it to
everyone.” ■
feature
Steven Kotler’s new book, The Rise of
Superman, delves into the neuroscience
of ultimate performance by studying
professional adventure athletes
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