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8 Principles From Some of the Best Workplaces on the Planet

8 Principles From Some of the Best Workplaces on the Planet

2017 Happy Workplaces CEO Conference

In January 2016, Joost Minnaar and Pim de Morree quit their boring corporate jobs to travel the world and visit the world’s most radical and engaged workplaces. What they realised is that a lot of these great workplaces are not very well known – and so set...
How Well Do Your Staff Know Your Organisation’s Finances?

How Well Do Your Staff Know Your Organisation’s Finances?

2017 Happy Workplaces CEO Conference, Short Videos

How would your organisation be different if everyone knew the organisation’s finances in detail? In this two-minute video, Pim de Morre explains what happened in a cookie factory when the Director explained the costs that went into producing each bag and why he...
How to Build a Profitable Business Based on Servant Leadership

How to Build a Profitable Business Based on Servant Leadership

2017 Happy Workplaces CEO Conference

‘Can the employee and employer serve each other for the greater good – while still being a profitable business?’, asked Simon Lawson in his Masters dissertation. And at Lawsons, a family business that supplies building materials to the London area,...
The Value of Vulnerability at Work

The Value of Vulnerability at Work

2017 Happy Workplaces CEO Conference, Short Videos

Would you invite 20 of your team round to your house for lunch? That is exactly what Simon Lawson, Chairman of Lawsons, has been doing regularly for the last six years. In this short video, Simon explains how the Values Lunches started, and how they have been...
How to Run a Marxist Business Within Capitalism [Full Video]

How to Run a Marxist Business Within Capitalism [Full Video]

2017 Happy Workplaces CEO Conference

Webmart was founded 21 years ago by Simon Biltcliffe on the principles of Marxism within capitalism.The two may sound contradictory, but it works – Webmart has been profitable every year and has never taken out a loan to grow the business. “We use...
How Webmart Maximise Their Competitive Advantage

How Webmart Maximise Their Competitive Advantage

2017 Happy Workplaces CEO Conference, Short Videos

What areas of your organisation do you monitor? In this 2:40 minute video, Simon Biltcliffe explains how at Webmart, they monitor the company’s Intellectual, Emotional and Financial return for true competitive advantage. Full transcript So, how we do it.The...
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