Wednesday, February 27, 2008

British Parliament to Study Employee Ownership

Why aren’t we doing the same thing?   According to the European Federation of Employee Share Ownership, the British Parliament has set up an “All Party Parliamentary Group on Employee Ownership” which will study employee ownership practices in the co-owned business sector. The group defines co-owned businesses as companies which own anything from a substantial minority to a controlling stake in the business.   The group is seeking evidence on the following: productive...

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Wednesday, February 20, 2008

Does Your Company Share Financial Information with Employee Owners?

It all comes down to dos and don’ts. Some do it, some don’t. But is there a happy medium? Is it important for employee owners to know the bottom line?    Obviously handing a packet of financial information to a person will not help increase his or her interest level nor will it make him or her a more motivated worker. If he of she is like most people, they probably won’t have any idea as to what they are looking at. If a company is planning...

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Wednesday, February 13, 2008

Do You Manage Your Culture?

Every company is different. It is the company and its employee owners that create and define the culture and norms of each particular company. Each culture has its own way and rate of maturing and while some are very organic, others take a bit of coaxing to get them moving. So the question before us is this – Can a culture, an ownership culture especially, be managed and should it be?   You’ll probably find many different answers to this question. Many will...

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Wednesday, February 06, 2008

Ownership Society Back in the News

It’s election time again, in fact, that’s all the media are talking about at the moment.   Thanks to the upcoming election, the term “Ownership Society” has made its way back into the national lexicon. Yes, candidates once again wooing you for your vote are tossing about the term as a cure all for our nation’s healthcare system, retirement savings, and home ownership mortgage crisis. But does it mean anything to the employee ownership community this...

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