Why Worklife Issues Should Matter to Businesses

Today's Wall Street Journal special section on Small Business contains a couple of articles that Workplace Prof Blog readers will likely find of interest:

• Sue Shellenbarger writes in Rules of Engagement:

When I first started writing a column on workplace issues for this newspaper 16 years ago, the company executives who spent much time thinking about workplace quality could have met in a phone booth.  [A] growing body of research is finally proving what advocates of workplace quality have known for decades: that the human beings who execute the goals of business are more than just cogs in a wheel. Truly engaging them can have an almost magical effect on the bottom line.

• Kelly K. Spors spotlights 15 Top Small Workplaces 2007.  What makes a great workplace?  "[H]aving employees who feel empowered and convinced they have a future at the company."

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