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When work is poorly designed, everybody suffers.
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Thomas Bertels
The Time for Fixing Work is Now!
The time for fixing work is now, and smart leaders realize the need to create a competitive work product - jobs that address our intrinsic human needs…
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Thomas Bertels

June 2023

March 2023

Return to Office Mandate: Crisis or Opportunity?
More and more companies demand that employees return to the office. But what do we do with them when they return? Work has been broken for a while, so…
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After the layoff: How smart managers lighten their team’s workload
Nobody likes layoffs; however, they’re a fact of corporate life. Sometimes these reductions in force (RIF) are targeted and surgical. But often senior…
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Thomas Bertels
Companies investing in making work better: Outliers or Trendsetters?
Over the last few years, I’ve noticed something unusual: some of my clients are starting significant efforts to improve the work experience of their…
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Thomas Bertels

January 2023

The Secret Sauce of Corporate Entrepreneurship: Decentralization
2022 was a very insightful year for me and my company, Purpose Works. As I reflect on my experiences and conversations, one question kept coming up…
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Thomas Bertels
What can 'Office Space' teach us about Work Design?
Photo by Alex Kotliarskyi on Unsplash The 1999 movie "Office Space" has been one of my favorites for a long time. It tells the story of Peter, a…
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Thomas Bertels

November 2022

Coming January 2023
This is Designing Work, a newsletter about Insights on making work more productive, valuable, meaningful, and impactful.
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Thomas Bertels
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