Tom Rath Quotes

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

People who say they have a best friend at work are seven times as likely to be engaged in what they're doing. And if they don't have a best friend at work, the odds of being engaged are just 1 in 12.

I go to work, and think 'wow, they pay me for this', and I go home.

If I did not have my work, I would not have any life.

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.

We work more than we do anything else in our lives, but the average person only interacts with four to five colleagues. Outside of that, they don't build that many relationships.

I have noticed that agencies which are full of fun and ferment seem to create the best advertising. If you are not happy in advertising, for goodness sake find a job in which you would be happy. For as far as I know, we pass this way only once

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.

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.

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

First of all when you're a mommy like you like the consistency of being on a show like that's just peace of mind, I know I have financial, you know stability.

Now most people do not want an ordinary life in which they do a job well, earn the respect of their collaborators and competitors, bring up a family and have friends. That's not enough any more, and I think that is absolutely tragic - and I'm not exaggerating - that people feel like a decent, ordinary, fun life is no longer enough.

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.

The last thing I wanted was a big paycheck but no inspiration or support.

The purpose of work is to make the worker - whether a working stiff or a CEO - feel good about life.

'Uncharted' is the best job I've ever had. Film, television, whatever - it's without doubt the best. It's changed my life.

Most of what we call management consists of making it difficult for people to get their work done.

There's no reason not to be in television now. You get to live at home and you're not on the road all the time, they pay you decent money, and the writing's good. You're not compromising for it, you know.

Fact: If standard of living is your number one objective, quality of life almost never improves. But if quality of life is your number one objective, standard of living invariably improves.

In a lot of work places, you work at a lot of jobs and people work more with their colleagues than with their family.

The prevailing system of management has crushed fun out of the workplace.

I really got to see my dad enjoy every day that he was working. Everybody should be able to have this much fun when they go to work.

I'm still astonished that somebody would offer me a job and pay me to do what I wanted to do.

When I speak with people who love their jobs and have vital friendships at work, they always talk about how their workgroup is like a family.

It stands to reason: Higher wages means higher loyalty and morale, which means higher productivity, which means a more profitable business.