Zen and the art of increasing productivity

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Paintballing is passe, white-water rafting is washed out and bonding exercises in the Lake District are now over the hill: the latest technique to motivate staff involves lessons on the meaning of life and unblocking a toilet.

Companies are offering lunch-time courses on "pre-natal preparation" for expectant parents, "man's interaction with the planet" for amateur astronomers and "the universal truths about life" for white-collar existentialists.

Daily Telegraph | Firms offer staff lessons on the meaning of life

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