"Everybody Matters: Unlock the Extraordinary Power of Caring for Your People Like Family" Hardcover

Alice Danla: Very good, I highly recommend.❤️👍

India on Dec 21, 2023

Ricardo: This book and the life of his author reflect what really matters in life: your impact in others.
You do not need to work in NGOs or go to missions to create a great impact in the world, just through your day to day life in a business environment you have the opportunity to bring great things for the lives of other.

Spain on Jul 22, 2023

Bomber-d1k: It’s a must-read book. The story of Berry-Wehmiller people-centric culture is powerfully conveyed through the words of the company’s CEO & President and many other leaders and employees.
The message spread over the pages is much more effective because you feel that authenticity. Everybody matters and deserves to work for an inspiring and caring organization.

Italy on Oct 11, 2021

Dominique Arrighi: En recevant ce livre que j'avais commandé plus d'un mois auparavant, je ne me souvenais plus de l'avoir commandé et me suis reproché un achat impulsif.
Après l'avoir lu, je suis ravi de cette lecture qui est un plaidoyer très convaincant pour un management essentiellement centré sur l'impact positif qu'on peut avoir sur ses collaborateurs et les autres parties prenantes de notre organisation.
Ce livre nous décrit comment Bob Chapman, l'un des 2 co-auteurs, a mis en oeuvre dans son entreprise (Barry Wehmiller) ce principe fondamental : avoir un impact positif sur la vie de ses employés et ce que cela produit comme réussite pour chacun et pour l'entreprise.
On y trouvera à la fois une vision du management centré sur l'homme avec toute l'exigence qu'elle contient et des façons concrètes de mettre en œuvre cette exigence.
Un chapitre particulièrement convaincant décrit la façon dont ils ont décidé de traverser la crise des subprimes sans licencier, dans un secteur (machine outil) particulièrement touché. C'est dans l'épreuve qu'on vérifie la vérité des conceptions du management professées par les dirigeants.
Ce livre rappelle...

France on May 10, 2021

Leon: It seems unreal, but it works so much better than the constantly used R-word, restructuring, by downsizing, outsourcing with the effect of destroying jobs for the sole purpose of increasing CEO salaries and bonuses from some 10-30x in the 1980s to over 400x today.

Germany on Apr 11, 2021

John Jiambalvo: There’s trouble afoot in the Land of the Free. Many, perhaps the majority of American workers, spend their days under the thumbs of detached autocrats, who at the top in large corporations make over 300 times what the average worker receives. Since the early 1970’s real wages have remained flat for workers while productivity has increased almost five-fold. What gives? The simple but compelling answer is that intimidation works. As union membership has declined, who will stand up for the workers? Certainly not its money-grubbing politicians. Essentially most workers are on their own. Thus, wages are slashed, benefits diminished, corporate employees replaced with ill-paid temporary workers, jobs are moved overseas, and safety is ignored whenever it doesn’t fit management’s cost-benefit profile. The simplest aspects of human dignity are attacked. No allowance is made for a sick child at home or for a vehicle that breaks down. Bathroom breaks are timed by computer, and on some production lines key workers must wear an adult diaper because management cannot be bothered to consider the biological needs of its employees.
Far too many American corporations...

United States on Jun 13, 2016

N. Ruhmann: I had a colleague this past week suggest I read this book they'd stumbled upon 'cause apparently, "This guy sounds just like you!".

Indeed I did enjoy it.

I'd heard of the Barry-Wehmiller company before, having grown up in southern Illinois, it's a pretty familiar name to those close to the St. Louis metro area. But honestly - I had no idea that Barry-Wehmiller had so wholeheartedly embraced a philosophy of management that should be what lean managers strive for.

The only part of the book that bothered me was the point in the book when they decide to adapt lean methods into their culture...

"We scheduled a kickoff meeting in Green Bay with a group of senior leaders to lean about Lean and begin our continuous-improvement journey. On the first afternoon, a consultant gave an opening presentation on Lean. After forty-five minutes, I stood up and walked out of the room in frustration. The presentation was all about justifying bringing Lean tools into an organization because they help add to the bottom and get more out of people. The presenter actually said these words, "This will help you get more out of people." That's when I left the...

United States on Oct 28, 2015