Warren Valdmanis
Investment Professional | Advocate for People-Centered Business Practices
About
Warren Valdmanis brought his insights on workplace quality and human-centered investing to the TED stage in 2021, where he explored what makes a job "good" and presented the business case for investing in people. His TED talk challenged conventional thinking about the relationship between profitability and employee wellbeing, arguing that companies can create value by prioritizing their workforce.
Valdmanis approaches the intersection of finance and human resources from a practical perspective, demonstrating how organizations can build sustainable competitive advantages through better treatment of employees. His work focuses on redefining success metrics in business to include employee satisfaction, development opportunities, and workplace conditions as key indicators of long-term value creation.
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What makes a job "good" -- and the case for investing in people
Businesses need to stop cutting labor costs and start investing in people, says social impact investor Warren Valdmanis. In this perspective-shifting talk, he breaks down the essential ingredients of a "good" job -- which is more than just the size of a paycheck -- and shares why they're key to building great companies.
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