Comments on: Create A Members Only Club The Google Way

By: Marc and Angel Hack Life

Marc and Angel Hack Life — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 01:25:54 +0000

Make people feel special and they’ll achieve something special.

Great article Karl.

Stumbled.

By: J.D. Meier

J.D. Meier — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 04:06:57 +0000

Very nice.

I like the point on stay true to your personality and core strengths. There’s a lot to be said for living your values.

At Microsoft, we’re known as “softies.”

By: Karl Staib - The Work Happy Guy

Karl Staib - The Work Happy Guy — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 02:42:16 +0000

Hi Marelisa, that’s a great question. I would say that a uniform is something that helps the company, but not the individual. I’m a big proponent of being unique and letting our personality out at work. I hate to wear ties and it’s the uniform of many companies. I wouldn’t join a company that forced me to wear a tie (stipulation – for a salary under $100,000 a year). My point is uniforms do have their place, but I would say 90% of the time they cause resentment.

Anyone have a point of view to add?

By: Marelisa

Marelisa — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 20:36:40 +0000

Hi Karl: I completely agree that calling themselves Googlers shows how well identified they are with the company they work for. I also agree that trying to force something like this on your workforce can backfire, it has to be something that just happens organically. Do you think that having a uniform is something that helps people identify more with their work place or that it’s more likely to cause resentment?

By: Karl Staib - The Work Happy Guy

Karl Staib - The Work Happy Guy — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 18:59:12 +0000

Hi Stephen, I’m so happy you shared my ebook with your colleagues. If you ever have a spare moment, I would love to hear about their reactions.

Hi Encep, so glad you liked the book. If you ever have any questions just let me know.

Hi Juliet, you can’t agree with everything in my post. That would be boring. At least you got a few good ideas out of it.

By: LifeMadeGreat | Juliet

LifeMadeGreat | Juliet — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 18:02:01 +0000

Hi Karl

I started out reading your post and thinking of the company for which I work. Many employees are very proud to be working there.
There are some obvious reasons, but I had not thought of the questions and approaches that you mention.

Some of their efforts appeal to me and others don’t. I’m going to take a look at your questions in this light.

Juliet

By: Encep Setiawan

Encep Setiawan — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 15:04:03 +0000

Thanks for the book…I like it. I think I’ll learn about management technique here. Once more….Thanks

By: Stephen - Rat Race Trap

Stephen - Rat Race Trap — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 11:33:03 +0000

This is all good stuff as usual Karl. I shared some of the eBook with my boss and some colleagues a while back. My introduction was “Google – A Company that Gets It”. That’s the point after all. They get the point of trying to make Google a great place to work. Something most companies totally ignore.