Want to be a great place to work?

Martin Flaherty talks about the "great place to work" conference on Worthwhile.

Over 600 attendees are gathered in Boston to compare notes, share ideas and network to learn two things:
1) How does one build a great place to work and
2) how do those who are not on the list get on it?

My thoughts on this are simple:
A great place to work is not about "what I get" but rather "what I give." My company has been recognized as a GPW for the past 3 years. We give as much as we can; to the community, to our customers, to each other. We give our love, our blood, our sweat, our tears, because we WANT to, not because we HAVE to. I love where I work because the people I work with love me as much as I love them. Not in some mushy romantic way. In the way that I would run through a wall for my manager, and my manager's manager. If you can't afford to "give away" 8 hours of time to your associates to make a difference in an area outside of work but where they are passionate about, you don't deserve to lead people or talk about balance. To get on the list, you need love. And you need to focus on balance. And authenticity.

What about you? What do you think you need to do to be a "great place to work" and how are you going to do it?

Make it a great day!
Phil

Phil Gerbyshak
http://makeitgreat.org


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Comments

[Stacy Brice]

For me, one of the keys is that respect flows up and down the ladder.

If the CEO shows as much respect to and for the entry-level employee as is "naturally" expecting to be shown for him, that's beautiful.

S