Tuesday, May 17, 2005
To boost the profits, keep the workers
That means the cyclical worker/employer power dynamic - chocolate pedicures and "bring in the pooch" when times are flush, extra hours and that be-glad-you're-working pall when the economy flags - may be in for its first real tilt since the end of the 1990s era of exorbitant expectations and little-guy clout.
..."All things being equal, you can attract, retain, and motivate the best and the brightest by recognizing that what motivates me might not motivate you," says John Putzier, author of "Get Weird," a book about creative practices that firms can embed in their cultures.
..."For young people, it might be looking at flexible hours in order to have long weekends; for others, it might be flexible arrangements that allow for the care of aging adults; and for others, it might be child care," says John Peoples, managing partner at Global Lead Management Consulting in Baltimore.
Christian Science Monitor
..."All things being equal, you can attract, retain, and motivate the best and the brightest by recognizing that what motivates me might not motivate you," says John Putzier, author of "Get Weird," a book about creative practices that firms can embed in their cultures.
..."For young people, it might be looking at flexible hours in order to have long weekends; for others, it might be flexible arrangements that allow for the care of aging adults; and for others, it might be child care," says John Peoples, managing partner at Global Lead Management Consulting in Baltimore.
Christian Science Monitor
# posted by Lynn Wegley @ 5:02 PM 
