We strolled past a brick wall, turned a sharp corner and the glowing, green eyes twenty-feet away stared at me. Atop a four-foot high stack of rolled paper, the calico licked a paw as nearby machines clanged, sliced, whirled and banged a cacophony of capitalism. [...]
"The reactions we were seeing made no sense at all,” declared the V.P of Operations at an ESOP-owned service firm. “Employees were receiving contributions of more than 30% of their pay, stock value was going up, and yet we heard employees complaining bitterly about ESOP ownership.” [...]
Making the connection between employees’ daily activities, company success and ESOP stock value with America’s favorite football team, the Cleveland Browns (ok, maybe not America’s favorite, but they’re mine) might sound crazy, but that’s exactly what Brian Bornino of GBQ and I did during last [...]
With the basketball bedlam known as March Madness about consume America, let me share a few leadership lessons gleaned from the younger generation that will enhance your ownership culture: the rules followed by Van Buren Ohio’s 6th grade girls YMCA basketball squad. Rule #1: Have [...]
Tired of lecture-style presentations about your ESOP? Looking for a hands-on, interactive tool to educate your company’s employees? Workplace Development’s team-based, engaging, fun ESOP game is your answer. The ESOP Game is an interactive, ESOP company business simulation where participants experience the challenges of managing a simulated ESOP company. Click Here to read the entire article.
Is it time to hit the “refresh button” when it comes to distributing your annual ESOP statements? Are you looking for a new way to convey your critically important ownership message? Re-energize the required routine and add a splash of ownership energy to your communications. Click Here to read the entire article.
What’s the number one employee complaint about their companies (after poor communication): lack of feedback. People perform their jobs day in and day out and rarely hear how they’re doing: it’s as if their performance is being sucked into a black hole. If you’re working [...]
Reviewing our seven-step model of ESOP company development with the managers of a relatively new 100% employee-owned business at the firm’s annual planning meeting, I asked the assembled team what developmental stage they thought they were currently in. “The honeymoon,” came the unanimous reply along [...]
Another year is winding down which means another set of New Year’s resolutions looms. In addition to hitting the gym more often, why not resolve to make the most of your ESOP in 2015? After all, you’re contributing hundreds of thousands if not millions of [...]
At the ESOP Association’s Vegas Conference, I presented with Ben Wells of Dinsome & Shohl on Unleashing Your Creativity for Fun and Profit. In case you missed our interactive session (big mistake and loss for you, lol), here are four practical tips to live a [...]
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