Office-ism
John Stepper John Stepper

Office-ism

Employees are not thriving at work and they haven’t been for a very long time.

What if we knew the reasons why? How long would it take for conventional wisdom and workplace practices to change?

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Unsafe at any level
John Stepper John Stepper

Unsafe at any level

I used to think a new generation of employees would, inevitably, make companies more open and collaborative, maybe even kinder.

But what I see is that young new joiners don’t change the company. The company changes them.

Unless you stage a kind of positive intervention.

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What happened to “Working” in the past 50 years
John Stepper John Stepper

What happened to “Working” in the past 50 years

50 years after Working captured the experiences and yearnings of everyday workers, the themes remain the same. Our search for feeling effective and fulfilled—for meaning—isn’t new. Helping people with that search is as important as ever.

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The Voiceless at Work
John Stepper John Stepper

The Voiceless at Work

We must seek ways to give a voice to "those that never sing" so they can offer “all their music in them.” When we humanize the workplace in this way, we make work and life richer for all of us. 

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Everybody Matters
John Stepper John Stepper

Everybody Matters

When it comes to how their employees relate to each other and to the work they do, Everybody Matters serves as an inspiring example of the way things could be.

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