Searching For Better
There can be little doubt that the world is in crisis. The number of issues humanity is facing seems to increase daily. Soaring inflation and … Read more
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Nothing to Lose and Everything to Gain!
“Mine!” “No! Mine!” How often have you seen that scenario play out? I certainly found it a recurring theme over the holidays as I watched … Read more
A Better Way than Worker Cooperatives and ESOPs
And that is not all. You might even go so far as to say that, rather than espousing the “socialist” label so often associated with worker cooperatives, the ‘Every Individual Matters’ model takes the capitalist imperative to a new level and extends all the benefits of the capitalist model to your employees. It recognises and rewards the investment of both investors and employees, and ensures they work together to reap the rewards of their mutual contributions in a more effective, more productive and less wasteful system.
“The Paradox of Being Human” and Its Implications in Organisations
“The Paradox of Being Human” is how Simon Sinek refers to life’s constant conflict between selfishness and selflessness: between “me” and “we.” We spend our … Read more
How is Your Brand?
Making your people brand ambassadors requires reversing this and focus on outcomes rather than outputs. In order to achieve this you need to make your people brand ambassadors for themselves. In other words, you have to close the divide between individual and organisation. The natural way to do this is to give your people a stake in the outcomes. And there is no better way to do this than through universal employee ownership that results in everyone in the organisation pulling together as a single entity. People need to feel appreciated and, by giving them some skin in the game, you can build this into everything they do, so that it is not an extraneous management process, but an integral part of the organisational culture.
Employer Branding, Employee Engagement & Jobs for Life
“Jobs for life.” Where did that concept come from and what does the term actually mean? How many people do you know who believed that … Read more
Sustainable Success Through Optimum Employee Engagement
Sustained success for any organisation depends first and foremost on its employees. Thus it seems self-evident that the more engaged employees are, the more successful … Read more