My top tips: I think the first one was to name the niggles. Quite often at the beginning of trying to make some change we were trying to solve the problems ourselves, or we were worrying about the things that people were discussing, complaining about – and then we...
There is hard financial evidence that happy workplaces perform better. Alex Edmans, then at Wharton Business School at the University of Pennsylvania, analyzed the result of investing in the companies listed in the Great Place to Work listings over the last 25 years....
“It’s all about the people and making them feel valued” We know about the great workplaces created at technology companies like Google and Facebook. But, I am often asked, what happens if you are in an old-fashioned business in a traditional industry? John...
The financial difference In God we trust; all others bring data W. Edwards Deming If your Finance Director is a fan of W. Edwards Deming and demands to see the evidence for improved performance from happy workplaces, why not show him or her this 90 second video of...
Imagine a company with 9,000 staff and no managers. Imagine annual sales of 280 million euros and no Chief Financial Officer, with only six people working in finance. Imagine it has grown to that size from, 8 years ago, having just four staff – although it is...
