This decrease in electricity demand is driven by three main factors: (a) general shifts in population and the economy, (b) increased deployment of distributed solar, and (c) increased deployment of energy efficiency measures, such as high - efficiency appliances, insulation, and LED lightbulbs. (synapse-energy.com)
Factor in other trends — a fear that employees will balk at criticism and defect; a post-recession tendency to promote people who aren't trained to handle tough situations; a general shift to a more litigious environment all around — and you get a situation in which many managers aren't pushing their staff to do significantly better work because, frankly, it's just easier to uphold the status quo. (canadianbusiness.com)
Recent years have marked a general shift in the methods used by companies to motivate employees. (cnbc.com)