Six companies that let you get promoted without having to manage people
Guest blogger Elinor Jansen updates us with a summary of Gallup’s latest (2015) study on the relationship between firm performance, organisational structures and employee engagement.
Four steps to improved company performance: it’s about talented managers and happy employees
Guest blogger Elinor Jansen updates us with a summary of Gallup’s latest (2015) study on the relationship between firm performance, organisational structures and employee engagement.
8 Companies That Celebrate Mistakes
Do we want people to make mistakes? The answer I generally get to this question is ‘Yes’, because people recognise that this is how we learn and discover new ways of doing things.
In this blog, find out about eight companies that celebrate mistakes by staff, and how they do it.
The Public Sector is Well Run, but Government Procurement is Not
In
my last blog
I imagined what Tesco might be like if it was run by government procurement. Not as cheap as it is, was my main conclusion.
Let Your People Choose Their Manager
Henry gave a speech at WorldBlu’s Freedom at Work Conference in Miami in 2015. He discusses why you should let your people choose their manager.
Could Work Become a Freedom-Centred World?
“Unleash the power of the people in your workplace. Isn’t that what democracy is about?”
Why Tesco Gets Economies of Scale, but the Government Doesn’t
Those who believe government can reap economies of scale often quote the example of Tesco.
If only BT and Virgin Media were as efficient as Hackney Council
Last night I found we were out of recycling bags, without which Hackney Council won’t accept our recycling. So I went on the Council site and, in about 1 minute, ordered some new ones. But here’s the remarkable bit. By the time I left our house at 11am this morning, the bags had been hand delivered to our front door.
6 Reasons Why This Government Has Been No Friend of Small Business
I founded Happy Ltd in 1987. Of that 28 years of running this award-winning business, the last five have definitely been the hardest. Many of those challenges have been directly down to the actions of the Coalition.
9 Benefits of Having Happy Employees
Following last week’s article on
7 ways to find more meaning at work
, Elinor Schmitz-Jansen has continued her research. This week she covers the benefits of having happy employees.
