Kathryn Minshew Quotes

If your employees are not happy, nothing else at your company will go well.

Even companies with big resources were not creating spaces supportive of their teams. We see that in creating those types of spaces, there is an amazing human potential for excitement and happiness. Especially among companies trying to serve a younger, more innovative workforce.

It's amazing that this is still news to people, but that affects the final outcome of the film. When people are treated well, and they're made to feel valued, they give 110 percent.

When men are employed, they are best contented.

You've got to understand, people are motivated by fun. And they should be.

If the only reason people are coming in and doing anything in your office is because you're giving them a paycheck, I'm not sure you have the most productive workplace there.

Our employees chose SK on belief that they will be happier working here and that the company will make the society happier.

I'm a big believer that if you're happy and your employees are happy, your customers are going to be happy. If you're unhappy and your employees are unhappy, there's no way your customers are going to be happy.

In leading-edge companies like Google and Apple, workers are given much freedom and opportunity to play. They know that's an important component of creating new and better products. I believe that at whatever level of work, cashier at a supermarket, janitor at an airport, aide in a cubicle, the addition of a playful attitude makes the job better and the work more enjoyable. A cashier or janitor who smiles and is friendly gets a better response than a surly one.

My summers at Apple had taught me that the secret to encouraging creativity and producing the best possible product was to keep people fulfilled and happy. I wanted the people who built salesforce.com to be inspired and to feel valued.

Forget socialism, capitalism, just-in-time deliveries, salary surveys, and the rest ... concentrate on building organizations that accomplish that most difficult of all challenges: to make people look forward to coming to work in the morning.

The Panda mission really speaks to our philosophy. It is, 'Deliver exceptional Asian dining experiences by building an organization where people are inspired to better their lives.' I'm talking about everyone who works at Panda. They're inspired to better their own lives.

I always encourage employees to feel free to raise any issues that prevent them from getting good work done.

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

Hire passionate employees.

We would rather have our employees running our business.

Men and women want to do a good job, and if they are provided the proper environment, they will do so.

Despite all our gains in technology, product innovation and world markets, most people are not thriving in the organizations they work for.

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

When employees are happy, they are your very best ambassadors.

The employer generally gets the employees he deserves.

If you believe, as I do, that your employees truly are your most valuable asset, you will do whatever you can to help them do their jobs as well as possible.

When your boss and colleagues care enough to invest in your health, it is good for you and the business.

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?