Business Results Through People: Power of Mission and Community as Part of Human Value Connection

(From PRNewswire) -- Regardless of their age and stage in life, most people place great emphasis on their relationships. Relationships make the world go round whether they are personal, professional or accidental. In this digital age, the rapid growth in the use of social media is built largely on the basic human need for relationships - even if they only occur in the Ethernet. So, it is no surprise that relationships are also very important in the work environment.

In a world still reeling from the profound effects of a great economic recession, employers anxiously looking for ways to seize emerging business opportunities have come to realize the true value of their best and brightest talent. They know that the success they seek is driven by people so they are looking for ways to strengthen their investment in human capital. Just in time to help business leaders cope with the challenges of motivating a multicultural, multi-generational, virtually-connected work force the concept of "employee enrichment" has emerged offering a strategic approach that encourages employers to focus on both the work and non-work factors that will enhance their employees' lives. The employee enrichment principle centers on the belief that truly valuing an employee's well-being will ultimately result in better performance.

The Forum:Business Results Through People, affiliated with Northwestern University, recently conducted a study to identify the best practices of companies that emphasize and encourage high levels of human value connection. The study consisted of personal interviews with high-level managers at SAS, Edward Jones, the American Red Cross, McDonalds, Mayo Clinic, Aflac and Nick's Pizza & Pub (IL). The study revealed that generating positive human value connections is essentially a byproduct of a number of strategies and practices, rather than a direct and deliberate effort on the part of the organizations. Despite the differences in the businesses studied, several common key practices emerged that allow human value connections to flourish.

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