CHAPTER 3

Inspiring Workplaces

“You can handle people more successfully by enlisting their feelings than by convincing their reason.”

—AUTHOR PAUL P. PARKER

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Imagine a workplace where everyone wanted to come to work and where the time flew by because everyone was enthusiastic and worked together to do challenging and exciting things. For most employees this sounds like a fairy tale, something that is not possible to achieve in the real world. Yet, there are workplaces that strive to reach the type of workplace where humanity and concern for employees and customers is the actual walk instead of just talk. Open and progressive companies encourage ...

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