After reading Nathaniel Koloc’s blog, “Let Employees Choose When, Where, and How to Work” from Harvard Business Review, I immediately related the topic of human resource management and work culture discussed back in class. In Koloc’s blog, he discussed the correlation between a workforce with more freedoms to increasing a workforce’s productivity. There was research done by the Wall Street Journal that indicates that firms that allowed employees to work remotely at least three times a month, saw revenue growth of 10% or more. This shows that having a flexible work culture, and knowing how to treat your employees will in fact, generate more revenue for your firm.

The concept of creating a positive work culture relates back to the firm discussed in class – Zappos. Watching the video displaying the work environment in Zappos reminds me of the scene in the movie, “The Wolf of Wall Street” where Jordan Belfort was rallying his workforce and motivating them in an aggressive manner, and showing his employee’s freedoms. With numbers conclusively showing that having the correct work culture for your firm, and knowing how to manage your employees’ freedoms will lead to revenue growth, I am inspired to learn ways to become a better motivator myself, and to learn different techniques to manage a team. This also shows the effectiveness of Zappos’ business model of working as a team, and like they always say: “teamwork makes the dreamwork”.

 

 

Sources:

https://hbr.org/2014/11/let-employees-choose-when-where-and-how-to-work

http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2009/09/14/happy-feet