Welcome to People at the Center and the New World of Work
The People at the Center Newsletter is for anyone who wants to create a more people-centric work environment, or become a people-centric leader. Look for new issues each week for relevant strategies, advice, and tools to elevate your career, company culture and leadership skills. If you enjoy the content we share, please click the SUBSCRIBE button to be alerted to new updates as they are available.
Why People at the Center? The numbers don’t lie. Many studies show that investing in developing your people and your culture is essential for creating a successful business. When employees feel valued and appreciated, they are better equipped to provide excellent service, leading to higher customer satisfaction—and ultimately stronger financial results.
By prioritizing the needs of their people, organizations can create an environment that encourages growth and innovation while fostering camaraderie among employees and affinity toward the organization at large.
Gartner studies show that employees who operate in people-centric work models – where they are seen as individuals, not just resources – are 3.8 times more likely to be high performing.
Great Place To Work has found that great workplaces foster an environment of clear communication, fairness, respect, and trust — while creating opportunities for people to grow as employees, and as individuals.
Atlassian, awarded “Best Medium Company To Work At” reports that 98% of employees say they’re proud to tell others where they work, and the same percentage also agree they can count on their leaders to act with integrity. Can you say the same of your company?
We founded People at the Center to support business owners and leaders to transcend the old command-and-control models of work, and shift to creating environments that bring out the best in people. We value and teach respect, authenticity, deep listening, candor and kindness.
As a result of being a People at the Center company, our clients like The Renewal Workshop reported over 95% satisfaction rating in Employee Engagement scores.
Our People at the Center Manifesto outlines the type of leadership culture we help our clients create:
Studies show that having a people-centric culture means high levels of engagement and job satisfaction among employees. Carolina Valencia, vice president in the Gartner HR practice shares, “Employers need to see their employees as people first and foremost. Our research shows that 82% of employees say it’s important for their organization to see them as a person, not just an employee, yet only 45% of employees believe their organization actually sees them this way.”
How do you reap the benefits of a People-Centric Culture? Investing in your people through initiatives such as employee training, recognition programs, increased access to career advancement opportunities, flexible schedules and hybrid workplace strategy can lead to tangible business results.
Develop leaders before you need them.
Companies need to think about developing leaders before they need them, which is why we created our Leadership Coaching and World Changing Women Group Coaching Programs. Lee-Anne Vallée stated at the ReimaginingHR Conference, “Organizations today don’t have the leadership pipelines they need, and weak leadership benches lead to slower revenue growth, slower profit growth and hiring externally more frequently than desired.”
Develop succession roadmaps and leadership training as a smart strategy for creating long-term success.
Good news travels fast!
When your culture is thriving, people tell their friends and former colleagues. Suddenly you're one of those companies where productivity skyrockets and employee satisfaction scores soar.... but creating this doesn't happen overnight.
It takes constantly tending to your People-First Strategy, and three core pillars of: Connected Communication, People-Centric Leadership, and Aligned Teamwork.
If you’re ready to create a more people-centric work environment and experience for your employees, we want to get the most useful information into your hands as quickly as possible. To that end, every other week we’ll be sharing real-world stories, inspiration, tips and interviews from companies who are on the leading edge of this new world of work.
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About Kim Carpenter
Kim Carpenter is a global speaker, author, coach and founder of People at the Center™, a coaching and training firm working with purpose-driven companies to retain top talent and develop leadership cultures that honor the human and boost the bottom line.
Over the past 25 years as an executive, mentor and coach, Kim has helped hundreds of business leaders achieve higher employee engagement, and millions of dollars in financial gain for their organizations by being more people-centric, and professionals elevate their career to receive promotions, pay increases, and jobs in new professions.
People at the Center offers one-on-one executive coaching, team training and company offsite experiences in Connected Communication, Aligned Teamwork and People-Centric Leadership. Find more about our programs at www.peopleatthecenter.com.
