Why putting people first always changes everything
I've noticed that putting people first always seems to be the secret sauce that separates great companies from the ones that just scrape by. It's a philosophy that sounds simple on paper, but in the heat of a busy workday or a tough financial quarter, it's often the first thing to fly out the window. We get so caught up in the metrics, the "deliverables," and the bottom line that we forget the actual humans sitting behind the screens or standing on the other side of the counter. ...