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Great Small Workplaces, Add 50 good years to your life?, Very Impressive Baby Seal

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The People Funnel – Learning from the Best with Under 500 Employees

Today we want to look at how smaller firms (less than 500 employees) are winning the talent wars.

Inc. Magazine wanted to figure out how the best were attracting and retaining talent so they partnered with Quantum Workplace to audit more than 500 companies to find the 50 most attractive workplaces.

Here are the standout lessons that you can implement at your company:

Set & Track Goals Visibly – The best workplaces set individual, team, company and department goals and track them visibly. Organizational life is a game, make sure your people can see the score and know if they are winning.
Offer Financial Guidance – If your people are stressed about their finances, they cannot focus on their work. 74% of the best companies offer one-on-one financial guidance. You can have a “Fee Only” financial adviser do a lunch and learn. Be careful about letting advisers pitch expensive products to your people. Or you can do a Dave Ramsey course or book as a team.
Match Retirement Savings – 86% of the 50 best match employee 401(k) contributions. Average matches are 3-4%.
Paternity Leave – 64% of the best provide it.
Volunteer – People want to give back. Make it a part of your business and they will have more pride in who they work for. 74% of the best give time off for volunteering.
Be Flexible – 84% let employees telecommute. Teach your managers to manage by outcomes, not by attendance!

Not all of these cost money. Notice that they all relate to helping your people build a better life OUTSIDE of work. Think more about improving their lives and they will help you improve your business.

Get creative and pour into your employees. This will create a positive culture that will attract and retain the best talent.

One more free idea from the great people at Chick-Fil-a. Ask your people what are the 5 things they want to Be, Do, Have and Help in their lifetime. 5 answers for each. If you know these things about your people you will know them better than their best friends. You can then find ways to help them accomplish their goals while they are helping you accomplish yours. This is also a great exercise to do with your spouse!

Build a better employer brand and you will attract better people who will stay with you longer and invite their friends to join your great workplace!

Health!

Extending lifespans by 50 healthy years?

The Ansari X Prize was a $10M award to the first non-governmental organization to launch a reusable manned spacecraft into space. The prize was created in May 1996, not fully funded until 2004 and won on October 4, 2004 by a team led by Burt Rutan. All in, over $100M was invested in new technologies in pursuit of the prize.

The Ansari prize showcases the power of competition towards an inspiring goal. It was inspired by the Orteig Prize that was won in 1927 by Charles Lindbergh for flying across the Atlantic.

Now a group called StartUp Health has begun investing in health “moonshots” to accomplish amazing things in health. It is backed by some pretty amazing investors including Jerry Levin, Steve Case and Mark Cuban.

This year StartUp Health announced its Human Longevity Moonshot, a mission to extend and enhance healthy life by 50+ years. It invested in a firm called Human Longevity, Inc. to kick off this moonshot.

I am very interested in longevity for multiple reasons. First, I am 44 years old and expecting my 4th child within the next couple weeks. I plan to be here and healthy for all of the milestones in my children’s lives.

Secondly, I have found my “business purpose” in helping business leaders building amazing organizations that show Christ to the world. I want to work on this for a long time. It is good, exciting and inspiring work.

Therefore, I’m all for these guys expanding our healthy lifespans. What they offer is expensive now. It is getting cheaper every day and will be the future of healthcare. Great video below.

Life, Fun, Whatever!

Baby Seal Outsmarts Killer Whales

I have never seen killer whales hunt before. Add in this little guy outsmarting them and it makes for a very entertaining 4.5 min. video! A bit of colorful language, so don’t watch with the kids.

Here’s wishing you a great rest of your week!

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