Work Punks
Sticking the needle into accepted workplace practices.
There's lot wrong that goes on in the workplace today and Colin, Paul and Ben aren't afraid to point it out - in fact, they delight in it. What they like even more is debunking myths, slaughtering sacred cows, challenging assumptions and generally giving 'recieved wisdom' the skewering it truly deserves.
It's all about making the workplace better, more human and a place for thriving, not just surviving. Drawing upon their extensive experience and broad knowledge, they also offer examples of how to do it better, what more progressive approaches and more modern practices look like and what alternatives there are to the 'same old same old'.
It's time to take on the Status Quo and bring in a new wave!
Work Punks
On Employee Ownership
In this episode our old punks sink their dentures into the question whether Employee Ownership is the route staff engagement and therefore to success. They discuss:
- The woes of the John Lewis department store and whether its employee ownership model is at risk of being undermined by possible new measures
- The perils of picking one or two incentives from the employee ownership world, without going all the way. Those unintended consequences strike again...
- How democratic decision-making processes are increasingly supported by new technologies to benefit from the knowledge of all employees
- That employee-owned doesn't always mean employee-centric
Some recommended reading on the topics discussed:
- Guardian article "John Lewis: would ending staff ownership help the retailer": https://www.theguardian.com/business/...
- Blog "Employee Ownership + Self-Management = Mind blowing performance?" by Paul Jansen: https://trust-works.co.uk/blog/f/empl...
- Book "Citizens" by Jon Alexander: https://www.jonalexander.net/
