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Keeping Your Team Engaged: Google’s “Innovation Time Off” Ruse
Scott Belsky of Behance | April 23rd, 2008 - 05:46 AM
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We all know the famous Google Policy, allowing all employees to use 20% of their time on a project of their choosing (they call it “innovation time off”). Publicly, Google claims that many of their breakthrough businesses come from this policy. However, a quick glance at their quarterly financial statements reveals that well over 95% of their revenues come from just a few of their businesses and really only one thing: ads. So, what are the real benefits from giving open space to your employees to pursue a project of their choosing? Read entire article. 
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