New Jersey is home to a vibrant and diverse nonprofit community that provides essential services to the state’s most vulnerable citizens. These vital organizations rely on public funding to advance their missions but often cannot afford to pay competitive wages. To thrive, make employee ownership part of the organization’s mission.
The challenge: When customers go off shore for cheaper production costs, how does a manufacturer compete in the global economy without racing to the bottom? Develop and implement a plan where management and employees become involved in the continuous improvement of production and that relies on both internal and external resources.
In New Jersey’s fiercely competitive service economy, where smaller firms need an edge to provide services to big corporations, how does a company foster personal responsibility for meeting the needs of its clients? Implement a communications and reward program that eliminates a “not my job” mentality and drives an accountability and recognition culture.
Due to enormous economies of scale, being a supplier to a giant global corporation requires exceptional quality without absent ability to raise prices. This price pressure forces manufacturers to relocate to places where labor costs are low. But relocation to low wage countries can compromise quality. How does a manufacture achieve exceptional quality standards without raising prices? This company taps the know-how of every employee.
Agencies that provide mental health support services to the public lose credibility when their staff burnout from the stress associated with long hours and difficult work. How does an organization make the special effort to care for its employees as it cares for clients? Create an organizational culture that places employees’ health and well-being in the center of the universe and expand that that mission externally to include clients in the community.
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