Good times are good for business

The Nerdery, photo by Kyndell Harkness, StarTribune

Today the StarTribune has a great article about how providing a fun, positive atmosphere for employees is good for business. In the piece they talk to employees from a bunch of local companies, including The Nerdery.

“At the Nerdery in Bloomington, fun has equal footing with work, because the company believes it spurs creativity and problem solving. Oh, yeah, and because it makes the Web development firm one of the coolest workplaces in the world, managers insist.

“We kind of want this to be ‘the’ place and the ultimate destination for nerds,” spokesman Mark Malmberg said. The Nerdery, previously called Sierra Bravo, sponsors Friday night “Bottle Cap” keggers for its 200 workers and a “Nerd Olympics” that sports a Lego luge competition.”

If you visit the Strib, you can read about our new Nerditorium and the other companies who are doing good business by providing their employees with good times.