St. Louis Magazine – What do Workers Want?

The January 2011 edition of St. Louis Magazine includes a feature section called “Take This Job and Love It.”  The issue includes photographic tours of 7 Wow Workplaces as well as a list of creative job perks offered by 60 successful organizations in the area, many of whom we are proud to count among our clients.

Our own Terence Bostic contributed to Jeannette Cooperman’s article, “What do Workers Want?”, on page 52 in the print edition.  This is a critical question for business owners and managers to explore if they want to keep their employees engaged and productive.  Different people respond to different incentives and aspects of the organization’s culture.   Some employees place a premium on stability while others seek risk and challenges.  Some thrive in roles with clear systems and structures, while others prefer a higher degree of ambiguity and the freedom to pursue challenges in their own way.

Understanding what workers want puts you on a stronger footing.  In our own work at CMA, we use a range of questionnaires that help us match talent to specific roles and company cultures.  One of the key pieces we look for are those motivational drivers.