Who Said Work Shouldn’t Be Fun?

 

 

 

 

 

 

In a recent post for MIT’s innovation@work blog, Peter Hirst, Associate Dean, MIT Sloan Executive Education, addressed the question, “Who ever said that work shouldn’t be fun?”

In a recent article The Boston Globe named Matter Communications, a Public-Relations agency with which MIT Sloan works, a “Top Place to Work.”  Peter Hirst asked Matter Communications why they thought they had received this accolade this year, and they noted that they have established programs including flexible Fridays, summer Fridays, basketball and golf leagues, running clubs, weekly spin classes, yoga, and other all-employee benefits. Hirst suggests that such initiatives indicate an underlying set of beliefs and values that help create a positive culture and work environment.

Hirst pointed out that in MIT Sloan’s Office of Executive Education, which has a staff of 35, making available flexible working arrangement has resulted in significant benefits, and more than 2/3 of the staff have formal flexible work arrangements and 100% of staff members occasionally utilize flexible working informally. Other measures MIT Sloan has implemented to create a positive work environment include limiting internal meeting times and requiring that everyone be present in the office on Wednesdays, to promote social interactions. MIT itself was named No. 20 on Forbes’ 2015 America’s Best Employers.

For the complete article, visit the innovation@work blog.

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