Media Reviews of: "Get Weird!" - 101 Innovative Ways to Make Your Company a Great Place to Work
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GET WEIRD!
101 Innovative Ways To Make Your Company A Great Place To Work.
By John Putzier, john@firstepinc.com
Amacom (American Management Association)
Nearly 25 years ago, while I was working in HRD for a Fortune 50 firm and constantly challenged to find innovative solutions to workforce problems, I started a "Tomorrow File". The folder was a place for great ideas that didn't have immediate application- typically something I read that other people were doing that was really cool. Over the years, I would look into the Tomorrow File whenever I was stuck for a solution to a problem. Even though the answer wasn't always there, the time spent helped break conventional thinking and unlocked the traditional "box" we tend to find ourselves in.
Opening an advanced copy of John Putzier's book was more than an "out-of-the-box" experience. It was a "jack-in-the-box" experience with great ideas jumping out at you one after another. (Except you didn't need to keep cranking through the music).Written with a thick coating of humor, the 100 ideas (and 1 challenge) are organized for recruiting, retention, culture, T&D and more. John acknowledges his sources- the companies who have put some of these ideas into practice (maybe yours is among them) and keeps it light throughout with his thoughts about how to customize. A quick scan of "The Wall of Shame", "Bozo Filters", "Headhunter Hostage Pay", or DORK (Delay offer rejection questionnaire) is sure to spark some creative juices. This is a "tomorrow file" for today. John Putzier is a great professional and a founder and former predident of SHRM's HiTech professional emphasis group. For some reason he lives in Pittsburgh.
You can order John's book through AMACOM, by calling1-866-GET WEIRD or via a companion website to www.FirstepInc.com that will be up and running this month at www.GetWeird.net (where you will also be able purchase an e-version of Get Weird using live transaction software). And no, we don't get any kickbacks but, I may add "Who To Call When Stuck in Pittsburgh" to my "tomorrow file".