Everybody . . .

. . . wants one . . .


Many firms spend their 'quality' time with employees preaching on how the employees can do things differently, usually to the benefit of the company.  How many actually consider what makes a 'good' company? . . . 

(from http://www.goodcompanyindex.com/good-company/good-employer/)
The phrase good employer evokes images of generous, nice companies.  While such attributes are part of the equation, being a good employer is more complex – and more difficult to achieve.  There are many moving parts, tradeoffs, and judgments that companies must make with regard to their employees.

There are three main elements to being a good employer:
    A value-creating organization committed to its employees, through active management of the organization’s leadership, work, and learning environments
    Creating business intelligence for being a worthy employer; this makes it possible for a company to masterfully manage the tension between employees as costs and employees as assets
    Providing an inspiring purpose with compelling answers to the questions “Whom is the company designed to benefit?” and “What is the company trying to achieve?”

Why would a company seek to be a good employer?  This is basic to being a good company for at least three reasons:
    Employees are fundamental stakeholders in a company and deserve to be treated and managed well
    Over the long run, it’s hard for companies to deliver great value to their customers if their employees are surly, disenfranchised, and/or in short supply
    If companies mistreat or mismanage their workers and fail their customers, the company’s capacity to deliver value to its investors and other stakeholders will suffer correspondingly

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(and, if you're in town, at Trax On Wax on Frederick Rd. in Catonsville, MD) OHO is Jay Graboski, David Reeve & Ray Jozwiak

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. . . the alternatives. . .

(from http://www.noneexist.com/preachingtothechoir/index.htm)
“Kicking at an open door?”
“Giving the fish swimming lessons?”
“Recruiting your own members?”
“Persuading the convinced?”
“Convincing fish to swim?”
“Cheering to the pep squad?”
“Lecturing to the faculty?”
“Singing to the band?”
“Selling tuxedos to penguins?”
“You’re trying to open an open door.”
“Lighting the lamp at noon?”
“Explaining logic to Vulcans?”
“Selling whiskey to Jack Daniels?”
“Purring with the cats?
“Carrying coals to Newcastle?”
“Selling milk to a cow?”
“Teaching dogs to bark?”
“Calling your baby cute?”
“Campaigning to the convention?”
“Teaching monkeys how to eat bananas?”
“Campaigning to the candidate?”
“You’re selling past the close.” Or “Selling past the close?”
“Selling to the sold?”
“Flashing the nudist colony?”
“Seducing the willing and eager?”
“Kicking at an open door?”
“Giving the fish swimming lessons?”
“Recruiting your own members?”
“Persuading the convinced?”
“Convincing fish to swim?”
“Cheering to the pep squad?”
“Lecturing to the faculty?”
“Singing to the band?”
“Selling tuxedos to penguins?”
“You’re trying to open an open door.”
“Lighting the lamp at noon?”
“Explaining logic to Vulcans?”
“Selling whiskey to Jack Daniels?”
“Purring with the cats?
“Carrying coals to Newcastle?”
“Selling milk to a cow?”
“Teaching dogs to bark?”
“Calling your baby cute?”
“Campaigning to the convention?”
“Teaching monkeys how to eat bananas?”
“Campaigning to the candidate?”
“You’re selling past the close.” Or “Selling past the close?”
“Selling to the sold?”
“Flashing the nudist colony?”
“Seducing the willing and eager?”

What do you think?
Tell me at
http://www.rayjozwiak.com/guestbook.html

My latest release, Black & White Then Back,
can be downloaded digitally at:

(or you can copy-and-paste this URL directly to
your browser:  http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/rayjozwiak3)

Also, be sure to visit:
http://www.rayjozwiak.com

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