Most of the world's work is done by people who don't feel very well.
Since the earliest days of Eventbrite, we've made our people core to our mission. Our culture is an ever-evolving manifestation of those on our team. As people join, we believe in earning their trust by demonstrating we'll embrace them and help them grow.
I don't think value to the customer is achieved at the expense of employees' welfare.
This is far too heavy a draft upon the energies of the workmen of any industry …. The working forces [should] have time for leisure … and family life.
Our party feels that we need to have fair compensation, living wage, good benefits, and decent treatment of workers, and that we can do that and still be competitive on a global basis.
I am always asking myself how I can improve the lives of my customers, my colleagues, my shareholders, my family and my friends.
We need better corporate environments. We need better workplaces everywhere.
I care very deeply about the people at Tesla. I feel like I have a great debt to the people of Tesla who are making the company successful.
Customers first, employees second, and shareholders third.
I don't think there's anything wrong with being paternalistic as a company.
You have to treat your employees like customers
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.
Leadership is about making people feel safe. When someone feels heard, they feel safe.
I worry that business leaders are more interested in material gain than they are in having the patience to build up a strong organization, and a strong organization starts with caring for their people.
The 35-hour week has from the moment of its inception been a massive mistake. We need to return to people the joy of work.
Learn to look after your staff first and the rest will follow
A company and leaders of the company have the responsibility of the precious lives of all the human beings that work there.
I have certain beliefs about how people should treat employees and how companies should be run, but I was really surprised though this process to learn that those beliefs are actually good business.
Things that are bad for business are bad for the people who work for business.
Customers should be number 1, Employees number 2, and then only your Shareholders come at number 3.
If you look after your staff, they'll look after your customers. It's that simple.
If you're thinking about your brand over your people, you've lost yourself.
Treat your employees like customers.
Look after your people.
Managers have traditionally developed the skills in finance, planning, marketing and production techniques. Too often the relations with their people have been assigned a secondary role. This is too important a subject not to receive first-line attention. In this regard we could learn much from the Japanese. We must reinvest in the human side of management.
