17 Quotes by Bruce Tulgan

When you bring your best to the table, no matter where you are or what you are doing, you bring out the best in others. And soon, you start to realize, that, in turn, helps them bring out the best in you. That’s the upward spiral. You find each other and form an elite group of go-to people in an otherwise ordinary context. I see that happen everywhere I go: circles or networks of go-to people who help each other and go out of their way to be mutually reliable.

Scheduling flexibility is the single greatest non-financial tool -- and the number-one dream-job factor -- at your disposal for winning battles in the talent wars. Use it.

A person's willingness to conform to arbitrary parameters is not a good criterion for selecting talent or allocating rewards.

Leverage your uniqueness.

We are living through the most profound changes in the economy since the Industrial Revolution. Technology, globalization, and the accelerating pace of change have yielded chaotic markets, fierce competition, and unpredictable staff requirements.

But that almost never happens, ... People are so thrilled, usually, to customize their work arrangements that they become very protective of the deal they've created for themselves.

Today, the most mobile part of the workforce is the most marketable.

Whatever you don't outsource, you'd better be great at, ... Before we're through, you might be the only 'employee' left in your business.

This one wants more money. That one wants a different schedule. Another person wants to trade in her responsibilities for a whole new set. This one wants to be included in high-level meetings. That one wants to attend a particular training program. Still another wants to start telecommuting ... from a thousand miles away,