LIFESTYLES OF 21st CENTURY PROGRESSIVE

CORPORATIONS

Cisco Google SAS Ed JonesQualcom Dream Works Deloitte Men’s WarehouseAmex Ernst & Young MattelUSAA Marriott Whole Foods

Intel Car Max Quicken Loans Container Store Microsoft

21st CENTURY CULTURAL DRIVERS

1 Community of meaning2 Cultural diversity3 De-stressing 4 Digitalized lives5 Dual career marriages

6 Happiness > responsibility7 Holistic health8 Org authenticity9 Per/Pro blending10 Personal services for life efficiency

11 Project identity12 Quest for meaningful careers13 Unisex culture14 Virtual teams

1. LIFESTYLE ACCOMMODATION

Subsidized shuttle

service with wi-fi

On-site day care & subsidies

On-site health

center & pharmacy

On-site gym &

recreational

facilities

On-site car

cleaning

On-site free

laundry

Concierge (“gofer”) service

Flex work

schedules

Opportunity for

telecommuting

Free Weight Watchers

memberships

Aid for in vitro

fertilization

Aid for adopting children

Personal financial planning

class

Time off for

newlyweds

Paid paternity leave for fathers

2. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Professional development mentors

Easy transfers between

departments

A corporate

brand name that is easy to

sell

Pitching innovative new ideas to execs

& possible financial staking

“Idea jams” between

interested employees

Learning something new every

day

High % of women in

exec positions

Employee-owned

company

Simple work doctrine:

“Use good judgment in

all situations.”

3. WORKER HAPPINESS

COM + COW (?)Imported personal servicesWants pamperingColleague/friends

Friendly co-

workers

Employee

referral bonuses

Family atmospher

e

Bring pets to work

360 participative

decision-making

Freebie tickets to

concerts & sports events

Confidential ethics hot line

Town hall meetings

with leaders

No lay-offs

policy

Loyal, long-time employees

Free food: meals & snacks

Parties & celebrations:

birthdays, baby showers,

anniversaries, engagements,

TGIF, etc.

Free coffee,

tea, espresso

No-charge vending

machines

Company-owned

apartments in resort areas for employee

use

Bonuses for

employee recreation

al adventure

s

CEO calling job

candidates to invite them to join company

Honest, ethical

employees & bosses

Compressed workweek

Wine bar for

employees

Highly loyal

employees

Razor scooters

for employees

“Graffiti” walls

Lack of a hierarchy

& traditional job titles

Yoga pavilio

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Days off for good

performance

Half-day pampering

binges

Half-day Fridays

Bowling

nights

Last week of year off

The “Stop Work” safety prize

4. EMPLOYEE WELL BEING

Flexible, no guilt personal

time

Extended paid work

sabaticals

Future leave

Unpaid personal

leave

Matching retirement

plan

Plant closure

lead time

100% health

insurance paid

Extra vacation

time based on

seniority

Support of work/life balance

Health screenings & flu shots

Climbing walls

Full-time on-site life

coach

Opportunities for

employees to have a

healthier lifestyle

5. COMMUNITY OF MEANING

Culturally diverse

co-workers

Paid volunteer work time

“We don’t aspire to be a

firm of middle-age white men.”

Corporate social

work & charitable donations

Matching charitable donations

Flat screen monitors

throughout the workplace for rallies & info

breaks

Company sustainable garden

Employee rallies for charitable

fund-raising

4 hours weekly of

paid “unstructure

d time”

6. COMMUNITY OF WEALTH

Retirement at 80-100% of average

pay

New hires get stock options

Performance plus spot bonuses

Above average pay

for lower level hourly wage staff

Public transportation subsidieS

Significant employee

discount of company’s products

Health insurance

for domestic partner

If execs get a bonus, so

do employees

Tuition reimburseme

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