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Is it possible to build a company that consistently offers good jobs, strong customer value, and stellar business performance? In her recent TED Talk, Good Jobs Institute President, Zeynep Ton explains how many companies across industries have done just that: https://lnkd.in/eU4kASx9

Curious about how good jobs leaders continue to offer great value to customers, employees, and shareholders? As quoted in this New York Times deep dive on Costco, GJI President, Zeynep Ton explains that a "stable, motivated, capable team" and strong operations builds customer loyalty and lasting growth. https://lnkd.in/eZ9UGzqV For more examples of Costco's approach to long-term growth, review this article from the spring: https://lnkd.in/eRJgVmcK

Are you running a #smallgiant #SME #smallbusiness and want to be able to offer more robust #careerpaths but are not sure how? Check out this new Small Giants Community blog written by Good Jobs Institute fellow Riddhima Sharma to see how the #goodjobsstrategy can help! "From our experience at the Good Jobs Institute, strong internal career paths are not only a tool for traditionally higher-wage industries, but they can also support high-performing frontline teams in industries like retail, hospitality, and customer service, if you have an operating system designed to set teams up for success." Learn how here! https://lnkd.in/emGyFXZE

Mark Dyck, Karen Bornarth, and many others at The Bread Bakers Guild of America have been leveraging the Good Jobs Strategy to enable bakeries of all sizes to thrive! Tune into Mark's podcast interview with our team to hear examples of how leaders at bakeries (and beyond) have used smart operational choices coupled with people investments to create value for customers, employees, and the business: https://lnkd.in/ef6Xu3gT

What makes a good job? Good Jobs Institute President Zeynep Ton explains the business case for good jobs and ways companies have implemented the Good Jobs Strategy on Financial Health Network's #EMERGEEverywhere podcast

GJI President Zeynep Ton explains that creating durable corporate growth "requires a decision-making process that takes into account the interconnectedness of the elements of complex business systems." Leaders at companies like Costco Wholesale approach growing the business by focusing on their core value to customers and pursuing a sustainable growth rate. Learn more below:

Great article from Massachusetts Institute of Technology that shares both why and how many companies have been adopting the good jobs strategy. "'At the end of the workshop, there’s some urgency among the leaders to change, and some alignment around the types of changes needed to get there,' Ton says. 'And then we work with companies to help them articulate why they need to improve frontline work, who needs to be involved, and what changes to make first.' Ton says a lot of the institute’s work revolves around emphasizing to companies that the strategy is a system and that individual changes, like raising pay, will not work in isolation."

We were thrilled for Good Jobs Institute Fellow Riddhima Sharma to close out the Jobs for the Future (JFF) #JobQualityAcademy, talking about how good jobs can help companies win with customers and be more competitive long term. Excited to see what these leaders can do to improve jobs and business performance!

"We help companies think about how you can strategically invest over time, so you can really support your teams to live a great life. And at the same time, how do you design work across the organization, so that every single day when they show up at work, they're doing work that matters." In case you missed it, our Executive Director Sarah Kalloch recently spoke at Fast Company's Innovation Festival with Rachel Korberg, Cofounder and Executive Director of the The Families and Workers Fund. Check out the interview below. https://lnkd.in/e3N5-aAS #operations #goodjobs #innovation