Have you ever worked in a Toxic Work Environment? You know, where * everyone has their guard up, anticipating the worst (usually from the same person or persons). * and no amount of complaining about it to management causes any meaningful action. Toxic work environments seem to be more like the norm than the exception. […]
Read MoreIf you are out of work or underemployed, and have grown weary and disheartened by your search, I urge you to read this blog post. If not, please pass it along to someone who is in that situation. It’s a story of how one person (me) heard a message that changed my thinking about a […]
Read More employment, Spirit, underemployedThis blog post provides recent news about Gillett Publications. (If you’re on our mailing list, you have already received this. If you’re not on our mailing list and would like to be, click here and find the subscription in the lower right.) Recently I stood back from my work – long enough to collect my […]
Read MoreIt seems like the business community must repeatedly relearn this truth: That People and Profits go together. It’s not one or the other. It’s not Profits over People, as critics of Wall Street claim the financial community embodies. Likewise, only focusing on People, without determining how people will generate Profits does not work either. Some […]
Read MoreHow CEOs can lead the way in completing the transition to a full Human Capitalism Over the past 50 years, Human Capitalism has steadily advanced, fueling business prosperity – and senior executive compensation. Meanwhile, employee prosperity has lagged. These two opposite trends beg the question: Whither Capitalism? In the two prior blog posts in this […]
Read More business executives survey, capitalism, conscious business, conscious capitalism, energizing performance, human capitalism, human economics, role of business, role of governmentA “Perfect Storm” of Pain for the Average Worker. Some critics want to destroy Capitalism. Here’s what needs fixing. A Human Capitalism has emerged over the past fifty years. As discussed in the prior post, that has helped some companies succeed far beyond those who don’t value the human ingredient. However, there is much pain […]
Read MoreThis is the first in a series of three blog posts exploring the development of HUMAN CAPITALISM, the Occupy Wall Street movement and pains of the average worker, and identifying further advances needed in HUMAN CAPITALISM. The complete set was used earlier this year in the executive program at the Northwestern University Kellogg School of […]
Read MoreLet’s talk “Competitive Advantage”. What makes you and/or your business better than others? If you can answer that question – and convey that answer to others, you’re bound to increase your likelihood of success dramatically. I’d like to offer three keys for you to consider:
Read MoreMost companies at one time or another stand back from the day-to-day company business and ask just that question: How can we achieve superior Company performance? Furthermore, how can we design and set in place the management processes that will keep us performing at that level?
Read More“We’re celebrating ten years. Thank you to our customers who have made this possible.” Sign in a restaurant in Connecticut But don’t forget another constituency that is fast becoming a company’s most important constituency to serve, because of its power to help a company to grow profitably!
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