Tuesday, July 22, 2008

How much should we listen to employees?

I just read an interesting quote by Steve Jobs:

"It doesn't make sense to hire smart people and tell them what to do. We hire smart people so they can tell us what to do."

What do you think?

Kevin

5 comments:

Debbie said...

It is so true. Get another perspective. It also promote for a great work environment. It makes the employees feel valued. They take more interest in the company.

Kelly said...

Hey Kevin,
Southwest Airlines has a different philosophy. They claim if they hire employees with the "right personality" they can TRAIN them to do anything!
By the way...they call their HR dept. the PEOPLE DEPARTMENT.
Just something to ponder!

rcubbage said...

I remember a good manager telling me once "hire hard and you can manage easy" "if you hire easy you will always be forced manage hard"
i think you need to decide what your company needs and hire the best for that job. a dumb engineer can get you into a bunch of trouble: however, a ditch digger that over thinks things will never get the hole dug.
ron

Kim Kline said...

In my experience, empowering your employees to perform goes a long way in setting them up to succeed. I like to brainstorm with my staff on a regular basis and a result, we have implemented quite a few exciting new programs and procedures.

junminivy said...

The company definitely should listen to employees' opinions. This is a way of respect, and the employees will like the company more if the company cares and respects them.