What I Have Learned

I work with leaders, organizations, and people in career transition who want to be the best they can be and get the results they want. I also work with parents who want to give their children a solid foundation for career success in an uncertain future. They have taught me a great deal that I want to pass on to you.

Are People Your Greatest Asset?

When Janice and I say that we work with leaders and organizations who really do believe that their employees are very important, most people laugh. They say things like, “Let us know when you find an organization like that.” The degree of cynicism around this issue is enormous! 

 

How many companies do you know that say something like “People are our greatest asset?” How many do you know that actually act in alignment with what they say? More important, how many organizations have employees who believe they really are valued? Do yours? 

 

Do you really mean it when you say, “People are our greatest asset”? Do you act accordingly? That’s the hard part. Do you, for example, ask your employees their opinions and advice? Do you pay attention to what they say? Do you foster leadership skills at all levels? Do you want engagement in their work from your employees, or do you just want compliance? If you don’t engage your employees, you are wasting much of the huge resource of their talents and experience. 



Posted by on Feb 12 2007 under Workforce Issues



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