Frans van Houten Quotes

The notion that employees and companies have a social contract with each other that goes beyond a paycheck has largely vanished in United States business.

We want to take care of our employees, because they take care of our family.

None of us believe that in order to run a business, you have to leave your humanity at home.

We need better corporate environments. We need better workplaces everywhere.

Millennials want to work for organizations that prioritize purpose as well as profit. It's as simple as that.

When you read about the best places to work, it's never about salary; it's about catered lunches, the daycare - it's the cool stuff that matters.

I don't think there's anything wrong with being paternalistic as a company.

As a modern employer you have to treat people well.

Employees who believe that management is concerned about them as a whole person - not just an employee - are more productive, more satisfied, more fulfilled. Satisfied employees mean satisfied customers, which leads to profitability.

I don't think there's anything wrong with being paternalistic as a company. We are very paternalistic. We have a very good health plan - we take care of people.

Don't say it's because of benefits, because our benefits are good.

Sustainability includes how you run your business, and my bottom line includes how you treat your people. Sustainability starts with your staff.

Research indicates that employees have three prime needs: Interesting work, recognition for doing a good job, and being let in on things that are going on in the company.

I don't think value to the customer is achieved at the expense of employees' welfare.

A company has a greater responsibility than making money for its stockholders. We have a responsibility to our employees to recognize their dignity as human beings.

It stands to reason: Higher wages means higher loyalty and morale, which means higher productivity, which means a more profitable business.

Many of my staff have been with me for over 20 years. I have a great team, and I make sure they feel respected and appreciated.

At one point, I had over 800 employees, and I always paid all health care for my people - including a man who was my assistant who got HIV. I wound up paying his medical bills, which went into the hundreds of thousands. I'm not making myself out to be a saint. I did the right thing.

I've been asked a number of times what was my proudest accomplishment when I was still very active in the day-to-day affairs of Southwest Airlines. I always said job security for our people.

Our employees chose SK on belief that they will be happier working here and that the company will make the society happier.

We do all we can to proactively think about employees, how to care about them.

I understand that it's a business, but I feel like good business would be wanting to make a player who performed at a high level on your team happy and want to feel like he wanted to be kept and feel like they wanted him to play here forever.

We greatly value the contributions of all of our employees.

Corporate executives need to re-frame their responsibilities to include the interests of all the stakeholders in society at large; not just shareholders, but also employees, the citizens of our communities, and those who care about the environment.

How do leaders serve their people? They may pay good wages and treat employees with respect.