Madeleine M. Kunin Quotes

What I don't underestimate is everybody's deal is different and everybody's deal makes it difficult. And so it is incumbent upon employers to create flexible work environments that allow people to fulfill their professional and personal lives in a way that works for themselves.

It's hard to explain to people how, if you're really capable of providing the right professional work environment, it allows you to get more personal.

The work environment is very important in determining how enjoyable work is. It is very important to work with smart guys who have a superior level of intellectual bandwidth and still have softer skills as well.

Productivity is driven at the enterprise level. Better wages, better performing workplaces, are driven at the workplace level.

It used to be presumed that if you weren't at your desk working, you weren't working, But we said, 'Why can't we make a workplace where casual meetings are as important as working at your desk?' Sometimes that's where your better creative work happens.

People are salaried for the work they do, not the specific hours they sit at their desks. When you ding salaried employees for showing up five minutes late even though they routinely stay late and put in time on the weekend, you send the message that policies take precedence over performance.

I think it's important to have flexibility to work wherever is best for you. I actually encourage people to work at the cafe - or from home or wherever works best for them.

Ambitious parents need more flexibility in how, where, and when they work, including the ability to work less or even not at all for a period. Equally important, they will need employers … who don’t view this kind of a zig-zag career path as a lack of commitment or professionalism.

Allowing our staff to mix their life with work only makes them more productive and in love with the work that they're doing.

We all know the place you're in has a big impact on how you feel. How you feel has an impact on the quality of work. Why wouldn't we put a lot of effort into making the place we work as efficient and productive and pleasant as possible?

We have the hardest working people in the world, the most adaptable and the most congenial to employ.

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

If I'm going to work for twelve hours a day, I want twelve hours of awesomeness!

We focus on two things when hiring. First, find the best people you can in the world. And second, let them do their work. Just get out of their way.

I don't care what hours you work. I don't care if you sleep late or if you pick a child up from school in the afternoon. It's all about your output.

Once you explore life outside of work, it becomes addictive. The less you work, the less you want to work. At first, the odd afternoon off seems like a fantastic luxury. Before long, you are opting for a four-day week. Then a four-day week becomes an intolerable demand on your time, so you find a way of moving to a three-day week.

You try to get the most out of the talent. Make 'em work and let 'em play.

If employees need to stay late in order to curry favor with the boss, what motivation do they have to get work done during normal business hours? After all, they can put in the requisite 'face time' whether they are surfing the Internet or analyzing customer data.

Executives must place a priority on wellbeing if they want to attract the right people, keep their best people, and drive their company's financial performance.

Meetings, clearly, can take place anywhere, and wouldn't it be nice to see your coworkers lounging on the grass with their shoes off?

People don't do good work when they feel like losers and are second-class citizens within their own company.

What is clear is that business leaders must commit to champion change - to be transparent about their goals for change, to align their incentives systems to drive the change, and to make sure their work environments are flexible in a way that allows men and women who choose to work to be able to achieve all of their potential.

We must make working life more human.

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.

If you don't let people flourish in their jobs, why are they going to stay?