21st Century Organization from John Kotter

Eliminating Salary Negotiations to Fight Pay Gap

“We have two decades of rigorous empirical research on how gender affects contract negotiations, and it all points in the same direction.

Put simply: As we practice it in the United States, negotiation is a man’s game with men’s rules”

Unlimited paid vacation, is it possible or bullshit

Vacation is an interesting and in someways sensitive subject. I live and work in Sweden and by law we are one of the country’s that gets the most paid vacation days. That means at least 25 days, at top according to Mercers study is UK with 28 days.

Develop competence should be an investment not a cost

“IF YOU BUY AN EXPENSIVE MACHINE IS COUNTED AS AN INVESTMENT, BUT IF YOU GO A COURSE TO LEARN HOW TO OPERATE IT, IT´S COUNTS AS A COST”
– UNIONEN, 101 IDEAS FOR AN MORE COMPETENT SWEDEN.

Netflix – The Keeper test – High level employees

I usually read Netflix Culture document when I need more inspiration. Netflix culture have a lots of interesting subject where one thing stands out more, an idea that I think is challenging, a few may even say controversial.

They call it The keepers test!