Principles for Creating Great Workplaces in Union Environments by Marcus Erb

Marcus Erb writes an interesting article for GreatplacetoWork.com about creating the atmosphere necessary to promote employee satisfaction even those with unions. He posits that great places to work develop their organizational relationships by treating the union like a partner. And second, these great places to work are not adverse to going beyond their contracts to build trust. Erb writes that in spite of union contracts, the key focus is not inhibited and that relates to building trust through “communication, collaboration, and appreciation”.
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GreatplacetoWork.com offers training for organizations that helps to instill the principles necessary for great places to work. They refer to one program as Giftwork®, which is a leadership development program.

The Giftwork® Leadership Development framework includes:

Nine key action areas that form the core of great workplaces: Inspiring, Speaking, Listening, Thanking, Developing, Caring, Hiring, Celebrating and Sharing

The Giftwork® model:

• An evaluation tool to examine current management practices

• An understanding of the benefits for managers of creating a great workplace

• Using videos and examples from the best companies to work for

• Strategies for launching change

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