Balancing Personal and Professional Goals
#39 in the Green Goldfish Project – Hewlett Packard
Taken from a post by Dr. Fathi El-Nadi on EvanCarmichael.com
Problems several years ago encouraged HP to change its culture; staff are required to formulate three personal and three professional goals each year, and are encouraged to cheer those that meet them, such as getting away early to be with family. Two years into the program, HP reports no loss in productivity despite staff working shorter hours and there is an increased staff retention rate. The program has been marked by the extent to which managers bought in, and modeled it in their personal lives.
Today’s Lagniappe (a little something extra thrown in for good measure) – HP CEO Meg Whitman talks about the concept of prioritization using the analogy of triage in a hospital:
The Green Goldfish Project is a quest to find 1,001 examples of marketing lagniappe for employees. Green goldfish are the little signature extras given to employees. They help differentiate a company, increase employee retention and drive positive WoM.
