Tom Hodgkinson Quotes

The main way to reduce stress in the workplace is by picking the right people.

Don't have work-life balance - at least in the sense of trying to escape from work so you can have a life. Work should be fun - so make work enjoyable and satisfying for everyone - among other reasons because it pays off.

To help staff recharge and think better, companies are setting aside quiet places to relax, practise yoga or even take a nap. With hi-tech giants such as Hewlett-Packard and Microsoft underlining the pitfalls of being 'always on,' firms are imposing speed limits on the information superhighway.

Workmen are not machinery but intelligent and high strung individuals.

Positive and engaged brains are a company's greatest assets. More than time and even more than productivity, people must be happy.

You cannot measure the minute nuance that makes the difference between being happy and unhappy at work.

Ultimately, this is about having fun at work. You want to enjoy your job. You're going to have higher-performing employees.

If workplaces that enlist happiness consultants really care about worker satisfaction, why not offer better maternity and paternity policies? Daycare options? They could advise managers to stop calling workers to come in on weekends or expect them to answer emails late on weeknights.

Happiness is a critical factor for work, and work is a critical factor for happiness. In one of those life-isn’t-fair results, it turns out that the happy out-perform the less happy.

The best knowledge workers are working for more than money.

We just want to have great people working for us.

The best way to have your people be happy and satisfied is to earn the right to have them come back to work for you the next day, knowing that there are tons of other places.

It’s really very hard to tell people to think at work but not at home.

If I bring my work home, it's wonderful.

I hate the term 'work-life balance.' I think it's a setup, and it's trap for all of us.

Companies are recognizing that paid leave reduces training and turnover costs, that it's a formula for recruiting and retaining good workers.

I want Yahoo to be the absolute best place to work, to have a fantastic culture.

I've worked in many companies, and I think that, number one, if you are going to have a great environment, you produce great work... If people are happy, that's what's important. Life is short.

People want to be a part of an organization that lets them be fully alive and bring their gifts to work. People really do want to be engaged and feel proud of their contribution.

The notion of having work-life harmony in a highly competitive economy is a first-class topic.

It's not just hours and pay that are important anymore. People want to know what the company is like, what the culture is.

We spend so many hours a day - even if we're not physically in the office - working, thinking about work, and planning and setting up and organizing with work, even with our families.

Earned sick leave gives workers a lot more confidence and adds to their participation in the economy.

Work-life balance is not just a buzzy, self-help term that real business people laugh at. You need it.

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