“Bob Chapman, CEO of the $1.7 billion production company Barry-Wehmiller, is on a mission to change the way businesses treat their workers.” – Inc. Journal

Starting in 1997, Bob Chapman and Barry-Wehmiller have pioneered a dramatically different approach to leadership that creates off-the-charts morale, loyalty, creativity, and business performance. The business utterly rejects the theory that employees are simply functions, to become transferred around, ‘maintained’ with carrots and sticks, or about Everybody Issues: The Amazing Power of Caring for Your People Like Family members discarded at will. Rather, Barry-Wehmiller manifests the truth that every single person matters, just like in a family. That’s not a cliche on a mission statement; it’s the bedrock of the company’s success.

During tough times a family pulls together, makes sacrifices together, and endures short-term discomfort together. If a parent loses his or her job, a family doesn’t lay off among the kids. That is the approach Barry-Wehmiller had taken when the fantastic Recession caused revenue to plunge for more than a year. Instead of mass layoffs, they discovered creative and nurturing ways to cut costs, such as asking associates to take a month of unpaid leave. As a result, Barry-Wehmiller emerged in the downturn with higher employee morale than ever before.

It’s natural to become skeptical when you first hear concerning this approach. Each and every time Barry-Wehmiller acquires a business that relied on traditional management practices, the brand new associates are skeptical as well. But they quickly find out what it’s prefer to work at an exceptional workplace where in fact the objective is for everybody to feel respected and cared for-and where it’s anticipated that they can justify that trust by caring for one another and putting the common good first.

Chapman and coauthor Raj Sisodia show how any organization may reject the traumatic implications of rolling layoffs, dehumanizing rules, and hypercompetitive civilizations. Once you quit treating people like functions or costs, disengaged employees begin to share their presents and talents toward a distributed future. Uninspired workers stop feeling that their jobs have no indicating. Frustrated workers quit taking their bad days out on their spouses and children. And everyone stops counting the a few minutes until it’s time to go home.

This audiobook chronicles Chapman’s journey to find his true calling, going behind the scenes as his team tackles real-world challenges with caring, empathy, and inspiration. It also provides clear guidelines to transform your very own work environment, whether you lead two people or two hundred thousand. As the Barry-Wehmiller method isn’t easy, it is simple. As the authors place it:

‘Everyone really wants to do better. Trust them. Market leaders are everywhere. Find them. People accomplish good things, big and little, every day. Celebrate them. Some individuals wish things had been different. Listen to them. Everybody issues. Show them.’