“General Petraeus is not a miracle worker. He can not be successful unless the president creates greater confidence within his own team about the decisions which the president has himself made.” MadePresidentDecisionSuccessfulGreaterTeamMiracleWorkersBeing SuccessfulCan NotSelf MadeMiracle Worker Author:Jim Talent
“As you know, in the 2000 campaign I articulated a point of view that we ought to have personal savings accounts for younger workers that would make sure those younger workers receive benefits equal to or greater than that which is expected, ... I still maintain the same position.” KnowsStillsViewsGreaterPositionOughtEqualBenefitsAccountsWorkersPoint Of ViewExpectedCampaignsSavingSavingsSavings Accounts Author:George H. W. Bush
“Nationalisation...does not in itself engender greater equality, more jobs in the regions, higher investment or industrial democracy. The public knows this perfectly well, and so do the workers who have suffered from pit closures, steel redundancies and the run-down of the railways. It is idiotic to try to bamboozle them.” KnowsTryingWellsDoeRunningJobsDemocracyGreaterHigherInvestmentWorkersRegionsSteelPitsClosureIdioticRailwayRedundancyBamboozle Author:Anthony Crosland
“One of the proven ways of getting workers more involved with their jobs is by dovetailing employee profit-sharing and stock ownership plans with greater responsibility sharing... Trade unions in this country should... consider these arrangements much more carefully than they have up to now... Expanded employee profit participation and stock ownership would provide workers with a greater measure of economic and social independence, thus stimulating increased productivity.” WayShouldCountryWisdomJobsPoliticsSocialResponsibilityEconomyGreaterPlansEconomicInvolvedIndependenceTradeUnionsWorkersProfitProductivityLiberalismEmployeeOwnershipArrangementsProvenParticipationTrade UnionsProfit Sharing Author:Jacob K. Javits
“To organize work in such a manner that it becomes meaningless, boring, stultifying, or nerve-racking for the worker would be little short of criminal; it would indicate a greater concern with goods than with people, an evil lack of compassion and a soul-destroying degree of attachment to the most primitive side of this worldly existence.” PeopleLittlesSoulWould BeEvilSidesExistenceCompassionGreaterDegreesConcernWorkersBoringCriminalsAttachmentGoodsNervesDestroyingMeaninglessPrimitiveOrganizeWorldlySmall Is BeautifulLack Of Compassion Book:SMALL IS BEAUTIFUL Source: SMALL IS BEAUTIFUL
“When men and women across the country reported how happy they felt, researchers found that jugglers were happier than others. By and large, the more roles, the greater the happiness. Parents were happier than nonparents, and workers were happier than nonworkers. Married people were much happier than unmarried people. Married people were generally at the top of the emotional totem pole.” PeopleMenCountryHappinessFoundFeltParentWorkRolesGreaterEmotionalMarriedMen And WomenWorkersResearchersUnmarriedTotemsJugglers Author:Faye J Crosby
“Healthy children are more likely to attend school and are better able to learn. Healthy workers are more productive. More productive economies mean greater stability in developing countries and improved security in the West.” MeanChildrenCountryAbleSchoolEconomyGreaterSecurityHealthyWestWorkersDevelopingProductiveStabilityDeveloping CountriesHealthy Children Author:Seth Berkley
“No greater tragedy exists in modern civilization than the aged, worn-out worker who after a life of ceaseless effort and useful productivity must look forward for his declining years to a poorhouse. A modern social consciousness demands a more humane and efficient arrangement.” YearsLooksSocialEffortConsciousnessGreaterModernCivilizationDemandTragedyWorkersProductivityEfficientWornArrangementsHumaneWorn OutModern CivilizationSocial Consciousness Book:Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: F.D. Roosevelt, 1937, Volume 6 Source: Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: F.D. Roosevelt, 1937, Volume 6
“My hope is that flexible working and varying shift patterns will give workers a taste for idling and that they will gradually demand greater reductions in the length of the working week.” GivingGreaterWeekTasteDemandWorkersPatternsLengthFlexibleReduction Author:Tom Hodgkinson
“Attitudes to mental health are slowly changing, there's less stigma among healthcare workers and a greater commitment to provide mental health treatment when doctors and nurses can see people do get better.” PeopleAttitudeGreaterHealthCommitmentDoctorsMental HealthWorkersGet BetterTreatmentNurseHealthcareStigmaDoctors And Nurses Author:Reggie Fils-Aime