Simon Biltcliffe: How to Run a Marxist Business Within Capitalism

Webmart was founded 21 years ago by Simon Biltcliffe, based on the principles of Marxism within capitalism. They use capitalism to create profit and the Marxist principles of redistribution of wealth to share it out between their people.

Webmart’s key benchmarks for success are the Intellectual, Emotional and Financial returns of the business. In this talk from the 2017 Happy Workplaces CEO Conference, Simon explains how these three measurements ensure that the their people are happy and fulfilled.

COOK: Creating Growth by Placing Relationships at the Heart of Business

Six years ago, Rosie Brown entered COOK for the Sunday Times’ 100 Best Companies to Work For list, which is measured through a staff survey — and was shocked to find that they didn’t make the list.

In this 20-minute video from the 2017 Happy Workplaces CEO Conference, Rosie talks about COOK’s journey to become a happy workplace.

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