Judith McKenna Quotes

I've reached a point in my career when I can demand certain conditions, and one of them is a weekend break every three weeks during the shoot.

We believe Ineos is a refreshing place to work. We believe strongly in employee share ownership.

I want a desirable place to work to attract and keep them here. So you try to create an environment for people to do their best work, and be generous on the benefit side.

You have to look at why people come and work at Nest. Part of it is that a lot of people here already know each other, but we're also on a mission with a purpose. People are personally motivated by energy or safety.

Let's be honest - you work at a big company because it's comfortable. You don't have to work 80 hours per week, and you get paid, have nice benefits, and the family is all happy.

Research indicates that employees have three prime needs: Interesting work, recognition for doing a good job, and being let in on things that are going on in the company.

In talking to founder after founder; I've heard almost visceral reactions to working for companies, even very cool ones with great things to work on and lots of opportunity, like Facebook, Google, or consulting firms.

If you had a hobby, family, or wanted to do things besides work - you should join VMware. We didn't have nearly as long hours as Google given our customers worked normal business hours.

Where people work and their environment is becoming more and more important, especially for millennials.

You should be happy to spend ten to twelve hours a day wherever you work.

In theory, I work an eight-hour day and a five-day week which means I can socialise with my pals who mostly have normal jobs like teaching and computer programming.

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.

I'd go anywhere to work, so long as it's worth it.

When you read about the best places to work, it's never about salary; it's about catered lunches, the daycare - it's the cool stuff that matters.

I would pay to do what I do if I had to.

At the beginning it wasn't to do with the work, it was more the experience.

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.

As a modern employer you have to treat people well.

I'm not looking for a paycheck.

We must make working life more human.

People may take a job for more money, but they often leave it for more recognition.

Labor also wants shorter hours and a say in how work shall be done.

Fresh out of college, you tend to join a company because it's a job. But, you tend to stay because it becomes a career; you start to feel at home. In the beginning of your career, you're focused on you: 'I like this place because I'm doing rewarding work; they take good care of me; the people are nice; there's runway for me,' etc.

The tendency in lots of large organizations is to try and find a comfortable place where you think you can get measured rewards for measured work.

For me, Company is still the best way for me to work.