Everybody Matters: The Extraordinary Power of Caring for Your People Like Family
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Summary
'If you're ready for a new way of doing business， this is the book for you' Daniel H。 Pink， author of
To Sell Is Human
and
Drive
'Bob Chapman is on a mission to change the way businesses treat their employees' Inc。magazine
Do you want to boost the morale， loyalty， creativity and performance of your employees？
In Everybody Matters， CEO Bob Chapman and bestselling author Raj Sisodia challenge traditional thinking about how to run a business and show you how to lead your company so that everyone feels valued。
As CEO of Barry-Wehmiller， Bob Chapman has pioneered a dramatically different approach to leadership that has created a high performing and happy culture。 At Barry-Wehmiller， every single person matters， just like in a family。 That's not a cliché; it's the bedrock of the company's success。
In Everybody Matters， Chapman shows how any organization can stop viewing its employees are simply functions， to be moved around， 'managed' with carrots and sticks， or discarded at will。 By doing so， disengaged workers begin to share their gifts and talents toward a shared future。 Uninspired workers stop feeling that their jobs have no meaning。 And everyone stops counting the minutes until it's time to go home。
Everybody Matters provides clear steps to transform your own workplace， whether you lead two or two hundred thousand people。
'Bob Chapman is on a mission to change the way businesses treat their employees' Inc。magazine
Do you want to boost the morale， loyalty， creativity and performance of your employees？
In Everybody Matters， CEO Bob Chapman and bestselling author Raj Sisodia challenge traditional thinking about how to run a business and show you how to lead your company so that everyone feels valued。
As CEO of Barry-Wehmiller， Bob Chapman has pioneered a dramatically different approach to leadership that has created a high performing and happy culture。 At Barry-Wehmiller， every single person matters， just like in a family。 That's not a cliché; it's the bedrock of the company's success。
In Everybody Matters， Chapman shows how any organization can stop viewing its employees are simply functions， to be moved around， 'managed' with carrots and sticks， or discarded at will。 By doing so， disengaged workers begin to share their gifts and talents toward a shared future。 Uninspired workers stop feeling that their jobs have no meaning。 And everyone stops counting the minutes until it's time to go home。
Everybody Matters provides clear steps to transform your own workplace， whether you lead two or two hundred thousand people。
Reviews
Praveen Krishnan
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The book is about how to care for people in an organization， and get them to do their best work by empowering them and really caring for them。 I read the book， No Rules Rules by Reed Hastings last month， and though the Netflix culture is about letting go of people if they are not able to succeed in the organization （which is diametrically opposite to the approach that Bob takes in his organization）， I feel that the underlying principle is essentially the same。 Both books talk about trust， empowe The book is about how to care for people in an organization， and get them to do their best work by empowering them and really caring for them。 I read the book， No Rules Rules by Reed Hastings last month， and though the Netflix culture is about letting go of people if they are not able to succeed in the organization （which is diametrically opposite to the approach that Bob takes in his organization）， I feel that the underlying principle is essentially the same。 Both books talk about trust， empowerment and interestingly， about Responsible Freedom。 The bottomline is no matter what approach an organization takes， it is essential to fill it with the above mentioned attributes to achieve ever-lasting success。 。。。more
Stacy Ainge
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The principles shared in this book are helpful for anyone 。 I felt like the topics overlapped and there was so much repetition 。 Reminded me to listen more 。
Paul Nelson
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Bob Chapman - Everybody MattersThis book is worth reading。 I think it is one of the most inspiring books on workplace culture I've ever read。 It is well written， but more importantly， it addresses big questions like how can the workplace be healthy for everybody; how did capitalism lose its way and what can we do to re-humanize the way we do business and the way we treat our employees and coworkers？The first half is the story of personal and corporate transformation。 Changes in the leader that Bob Chapman - Everybody MattersThis book is worth reading。 I think it is one of the most inspiring books on workplace culture I've ever read。 It is well written， but more importantly， it addresses big questions like how can the workplace be healthy for everybody; how did capitalism lose its way and what can we do to re-humanize the way we do business and the way we treat our employees and coworkers？The first half is the story of personal and corporate transformation。 Changes in the leader that led to changes in methods and philosophy and eventually permeated the company culture。 20 years later， people love to work for the company， and it has grown to be a multi-national success story where ‘everybody matters’。 28 acquisitions in 20 years and no one laid off！！The Barry Wehmiller companies have developed a neat twist on ‘Lean’ – Traditionally， Lean removes waste from the process and this allows reduced cost or increased speed of process improvement or product development。 This is a financially focused picture， helpful， but it leads to unintended consequences like people fearing if the process becomes too lean， maybe they will be the next ‘waste’ to be eliminated。 But Bob Chapman has redefined what Lean focuses on: not the process or the product， but on the people: Lean means reducing or removing worker frustration！The second half of the book covers the 'how to' transform your place of work; how Barry Wehmiller did it and how anyone could also。 What from this book could you use to transform your workplace？ 。。。more
Tracie
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This is an aspiring book of how caring for your employees can change the culture of any organization。 Listening and asking what and why of an organization can identify how the people of an organization will lead to success。 This was not an easy path for Barry-Wehmiller or for any organization taking on this cultural and leadership change but the long term rewards are worth the trip。
Sally Stapley
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The most intriguing and captivating business book I've read so far。 This guy not only talks the talk， he walks the walk。 Fits perfectly with my non-profit/human services/holistic philosophy。 The most intriguing and captivating business book I've read so far。 This guy not only talks the talk， he walks the walk。 Fits perfectly with my non-profit/human services/holistic philosophy。 。。。more
Laura
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Must read！
Robert Dorr
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This is an excellent book。 I enjoyed Bob Chapman’s a ha moments and how he used these moments to improve hid associates lives。 In doing so he and his associates have grown a wonderful business。
Jacob
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Great concept， as far as capitalist management resources go。However the book could have been 150 pages shorter。 Very repetitive。
Ron Russell
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Essential for leaders today。
Janet Cline
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i continue to read business books。 tis one had a lot of new concepts and was outstanding。
Andy Wagner
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Quite possibly the most inspirational business book I’ve ever read。
Yetta Smith
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Looking forward to implementing over the next couple of years
Westminster Library
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I loved this book！ It is full of real life examples from a variety of businesses， both private and public。 Chapman shares his journey of finding ways to make his employees feel trusted， valuable and needed and strives to make each employee feel fulfilled not just in their work but in their home， family and personal life as well。 He shows how being caring， empathic， and inspirational can literally turn a work place around， not necessarily for the health of the business but for the health of the p I loved this book！ It is full of real life examples from a variety of businesses， both private and public。 Chapman shares his journey of finding ways to make his employees feel trusted， valuable and needed and strives to make each employee feel fulfilled not just in their work but in their home， family and personal life as well。 He shows how being caring， empathic， and inspirational can literally turn a work place around， not necessarily for the health of the business but for the health of the people who work there and for the people the company serves。 He is on a mission to change the world！ It would be a great team read challenge， one every leader should embark on。Find Everybody Matters: The Extraordinary Power of Caring for Your People Like Family at Westminster Public Library today！And if you are in search of new books to read， try our services， What Do I Read Next。 Our library staff are standing by to create a personalized recommendation list for you！ 。。。more
Dim
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One of the best real stories I've ever heard。 Definitely encouraging to choose the path of caring at work。 Thanks Bob Chapman and Raj Sisodia for telling the world that this can be possible One of the best real stories I've ever heard。 Definitely encouraging to choose the path of caring at work。 Thanks Bob Chapman and Raj Sisodia for telling the world that this can be possible 。。。more
Edwin Dalorzo
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Inspirational messageA very inspirational message and a great example of how to do things differently， how to abandon the demoralizing status quo and aspire for something better: a world in which our managers are also leaders that genuinely care about us。My reason to only give it only 3 stars is that the message is somewhat paternalistic， the ideas get repetitive at times and as a result the book is longer than necessary。But I do believe its message fundamentally changed me， even when the book b Inspirational messageA very inspirational message and a great example of how to do things differently， how to abandon the demoralizing status quo and aspire for something better: a world in which our managers are also leaders that genuinely care about us。My reason to only give it only 3 stars is that the message is somewhat paternalistic， the ideas get repetitive at times and as a result the book is longer than necessary。But I do believe its message fundamentally changed me， even when the book by itself was not so good for me。 。。。more
Rebecca
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We spend most of our day at work， so what you do at work and how you treat other people matters。 This book goes into detail about how Barry-Wehmiller has implemented a transformative leadership approach that focuses on the people – not the product， the profitability， or the production。 By putting the focus on the people， it improves your employees’ lives both at work and at home。 The way they describe the leadership techniques they put in place and their vision of the company， it makes you want We spend most of our day at work， so what you do at work and how you treat other people matters。 This book goes into detail about how Barry-Wehmiller has implemented a transformative leadership approach that focuses on the people – not the product， the profitability， or the production。 By putting the focus on the people， it improves your employees’ lives both at work and at home。 The way they describe the leadership techniques they put in place and their vision of the company， it makes you want to work there。 When you know the leaders care about you as a person， it makes going to work more enjoyable， and I think everyone would say they want a job that they truly enjoy going to each day。 It’s a great read， and really makes you think a bit harder about how you want to conduct yourself as a leader。 #bookstagram #RebeccaReviewedIt 。。。more
Tridiv Daas
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It is an anti CEO playbook。 It a book about humans working together as a family。
Jonathan Hardy
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As a human resources professional I really appreciated hearing this type of employee focused perspective from a CEO。 Great reminders of the essential purpose of organizations and that if we really put our people first what we can accomplish。
Vladislav Burda
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Kumaran B
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The first part is very well written and generic。 The second part is more of examples and live experiences out of his company。 Overall a useful read。
Bill Pence
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I first heard of Bob Chapman， CEO of Barry-Wehmiller Companies （BW）， a St。 Louis based manufacturing organization， in Simon Sinek’s 2013 book Leaders Eat Last: Why Some Teams Pull Together and Others Don’t。 Sinek writes the Foreword to this inspiring book about how BW does business。 Sinek states that nearly every CEO says that their people matter。 With Bob Chapman at BW， this is actually true。The book is about “what happens when ordinary people throw away long accepted management practices and s I first heard of Bob Chapman， CEO of Barry-Wehmiller Companies （BW）， a St。 Louis based manufacturing organization， in Simon Sinek’s 2013 book Leaders Eat Last: Why Some Teams Pull Together and Others Don’t。 Sinek writes the Foreword to this inspiring book about how BW does business。 Sinek states that nearly every CEO says that their people matter。 With Bob Chapman at BW， this is actually true。The book is about “what happens when ordinary people throw away long accepted management practices and start operating from their deepest sense of right with a sense of profound responsibility for the lives entrusted to them”。 It is the story of BW’s organizational and leadership culture， based around what they call “Truly Human Leadership”， and is sprinkled throughout with stories about the people and programs of BW。Chapman tells his personal story – he grew up in Ferguson， Missouri。 After his girlfriend got pregnant， he got serious about his education， getting his Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Indiana， his MBA from the University of Michigan and his CPA。 His father was the President of BW。 He asked Bob to join the company， eventually reaching the position of Executive Vice President。 He initially turned things around significantly and then went through a difficult nine months before there was a very successful public offering。 Since that time， BW has acquired， or as they say it “adopted”， 80 other organizations。The authors write that BW’s culture changed in 1997。 That’s when BW’s “Guiding Principles of Leadership” were created。 Those principles state that BW measures success by how they touch the lives of people。BW aims to inspire behavior resulting in value creation。 Trust is very important in their culture。 They see leadership as stewardship。 Leaders at BW are committed to helping team members find fulfilling and meaningful work。 The authors talk about business as family and discuss the similarities between parenting and leadership。 They are concerned about not only how work impacts their team members but their team members’ families as well。The authors discuss BW’s Lean （the core idea of lean is to maximize customer value while minimizing waste） journey。 They added a human aspect to traditional Lean。 While traditional Lean looks at eliminating waste， BW’s Lean model looks at eliminating frustration。 One of the aspects of continuous improvement is the Kaizen （Japanese for improvement） event。 I found it interesting that I was reading about BW’s experience with Kaizen on the same day that I was participating in a Kaizen event in the organization I work at。BW’s Living Legacy of Leadership is the convergence of the Guiding Principles of Leadership and Lean。 To date， BW has completed 500 process improvement efforts， involving more than 3，000 of their team members。The authors state that we shouldn’t judge an organization’s culture during the good times。 I found of particular interest how BW did business during the 2008-09 business downturn。 They approached it by saying “What would a caring family do”？ They implemented across the board measures， so there was shared sacrifice。 They rebounded within 9 months and went on to record success in 2010。Part two of the book is about applying the BW Playbook in your organization。 They authors discuss BW’s “Ten Commandments of Truly Human Leadership” and their BW Leadership Institute。Their Ten Commandments of Truly Human Leadership are:Begin every day with a focus on the lives you touch。Know that leadership is the stewardship of the lives entrusted to you。Embrace leadership practices that send people home each day safe， healthy， and fulfilled。Align all actions to an inspirational vision of a better future。Trust is the foundation of all relationships; act accordingly。Look for goodness in people and recognize and celebrate it daily。Ask no more or less of anyone than you would of your own child。Lead with a clear sense of grounded optimism。Recognize and flex to the uniqueness of everyone。Always measure success by the way you touch the lives of people。The authors state that visioning is the most powerful tool in leadership。 Their version of empowerment is called “Responsible Freedom”， which requires two-way trust。 Recognition and celebration are also important to their culture。 Important to the BW culture is caring， inspiring and celebrating。 。。。more
Ronn Foster
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To rate this book in one word， I would say "transformational。" It will change the life of anyone who reads it and cares for other people。 To rate this book in one word， I would say "transformational。" It will change the life of anyone who reads it and cares for other people。 。。。more
Kevin P
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Quite good， if I can take even a fraction of the stuff from the book and implement it。。。。Game changing。
John Stepper
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As I read this， I couldn’t help but think of “Out of the Crisis” by Deming and “Working” by Studs Terkel。 The story of the Barry-Wehmiller company offers an example of how to address the issues observed decades ago relating to quality & employee engagement。 The examples from the diverse manufacturing companies （different in size， product， and locations） and the quotes from workers are priceless， and a cause for optimism and inspiration。
Megan
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At first I thought this book read like a commercial for the author’s company， but as I continued reading， I realized the lessons applied throughout the book were truly transformational。 I took so much away about how to be a better leader！
Ozlem Brooke
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What a wonderful book of real human leadership and how you can create a very successful company by being good to your people。 Inspiring。
Dominic Pelletier
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This is basically the most eye opening best leadership book I have ever read so far！ Loving every page of it， this book should be a given to anyone who wants to be a leader
Steve Perryman
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This book was recommended by a presenter at a seminar I went to。 I was skeptical at first but was very surprised at the insight and freshness of a common theme。 Very good book。
Julia Makhubela
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