Get Creative When Workplace Problems Arise

OK, pop quiz time.

You move your business across town and some of your employees start to complain of a long commute. Do you…

a. Start looking for new employees.
b. Listen to their complaints and work with them on flexible schedules and telecommuting options.
c. Listen to their concerns and then buy them all cars!

If I were a business owner, I'd probably pick "b," but if I were the owner of Jacksonville, Fla.-based Verv, the correct answer would be "c."

That's right, two Verv employees were given cars after the company relocated, and it's not that crazy of an idea, according to this New York Times article. There's value to being flexible when solving workplace problems. Flexibility is the beauty of working in a small business, after all.