How To Win The Talent War.

Your ability to attract and keep the very best people will determine your company’s future. Not your history. Not your patents. Not your brand name. People grow businesses. And the very top talent grows them best of all. And, if we assume, you can match what others are offering in terms of salary, then other factors begin to become a lot more important than ever before. Looking after your people is no longer just being a good human, but means you are giving your business the best chance of long-term success. Looking after your people is giving you a competitive edge. Wellbeing is now considered one of the most important perks that a company can offer. “I’m an HR-driven CEO — I am my company’s head of HR as much as I am it’s CEO” — Gary Vaynerchuk. Who’s already figured this out? Mike Del Ponte (Co-Founder and CEO of Soma) Offers a quarterly Work From Anywhere Week to his team, where they can work anywhere they choose, be it a coffeehouse or some exotic faraway destination. Larry Page and Sergey Brin (Founders of Google) Encourage employees to spend 20% of their time on projects that they think will most benefit the company. Gary Vaynerchuk (CEO of VaynerMedia) Built a human-based company by establishing relationships with its people and creating a Chief Heart Officer position to look after them. This is the fourth post in an eight-week series of articles all about stress and how to make it work for you and your business. The next article will be published on Friday the 29th of July, where we’ll be discussing why purpose-driven companies are the best companies. We’ll see you there. What next? In October we’re holding a one day event in London all about stress and how to make it work for you and your business. To register your interest, head over to our website. You might also enjoy: Stress Isn’t The Problem. It’s How We View It. Stress: The Big Questions. Answered. How Smart Companies Stay Smart. We hope you’re enjoying our current series all about stress and how it can work for you or your business. Make sure to follow us on ‘Medium’ so you don’t miss a post. If you haven’t already, check out ‘The Stress Report’, a supplement to ‘Do Stress’ and a modern blueprint for a better way of working and living.