John Porcaro: mktg@msft: Work 2.0: The New Contract
I was so impressed with this when I saw it I emailed it to my whole team (and some others). I was almost overwhelmed with a sense of 'I wish this happened here' feeling.
The link to the page is here: Work 2.0 The New Contract
"Dear Leader:
Life is just too damn precious!
It’s no longer acceptable to say that there’s work and there’s life and it’s up to us to balance the two. We deserve a better return on the time and energy we invest in our company.
There is a great and grave difference between employee satisfaction and satisfying employee workneeds.
This new contract is about that difference.
More and more, the working capital you leverage to get stuff done is ours — our time, our attention, our ideas, knowledge, passion, energy and networks.
Are you making productive use of our assets? Would an hour invested in a competitor’s firm provide a better return? Are you creating better communities than we can find outside, in the networked world?
Throw out much of what you thought you knew about creating a "great place to work." Work 2.0 is hitting your shores. "
I've signed it. Go take a look. I think you wil want to too!
I especially like:
Article 19.
Work 2.0 creates new levels of trust, clarity, and deep conversation.
What will happen when yo u use our working capital more wisely? We will have
more time to connect with the real, wonderful people in your organization.
And to talk about stuff that really matters.
P.S. You gotta love John 'Sinatra' Porcaro's new picture :) You do it your way!
Posted by Paul Goodison at September 4, 2003 09:27 PM | TrackBack