You’ve likely heard of Fortune’s “Great Places to Work” list, or similar.  Increasingly, business and non profit management leaders are discussing how to increase innovation and reduce employee turnover and training costs… by keeping employees excited about their work and workplace.  There are observed positive ripple effects from happy employees — greater creativity, willingness to “go the extra mile”, and institutional memory, clear thinking vs freneticism, reduced hiring and training costs (less of the institutional musical chairs) , a reputation halo effect,  and the list goes on.

Check out Rachel Patterson’s article on some of these topics, published in Non Profit World magazine.  You can also download “A Path to Stronger Programs, Greater Engagement and Less Burnout?” here.  Enjoy and I welcome your comments!