Bridging differences at workGiven how much time we spend at work, shouldn’t our life at work be rewarding?

For many working people, the reality is otherwise:

A recent study conducted by the International Labour Organization has found that while American workers lead the world in productivity, that productivity comes at a cost: workers in the U.S. are logging in more hours than their counterparts in the developed world.

Yet despite all that hard work, another study indicates that job dissatisfaction has never been higher among American workers.

That should be a concern for anyone who cares about keeping employees motivated.

Our goal — to help all of us who spend so much time at our jobs make our workplaces better places to be.

We’ll be blogging about ideas and tools with real-world applications in today’s workplace. Our inspiration will come from our own experience in the fields of conflict resolution and negotiation as we explore ways to encourage people to talk to each other, to hear each other out, and find new meaning in their work.