I was lucky enough to attend a leadership conference – I was one of about 800 people in the audience. One of our speakers was Eric Schmidt – the CEO of Google.
He was asked what is the most important reason that Google is able to be on top of the Fortune list of ‘Best Places to Work”. His answer got a big laugh, then a big pause and finally an audible “hmmm…
”Big margins.”
First place to start the fight to add HR programs that will help your company be a best place to work, might be to fight for the programs that make your place work the best.
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This is a good business lesson. No company that’s on “B” Budget ever made it on the Best Places to Work list.
May 28th, 2008
There is some cool research that surfaces from time to time on what an investment in those Best to Work list companies would return – not a bad investment decision.
May 28th, 2008
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