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The People Performance Plan: It Goes Beyond the Present into the Future

In: Why Human Capital is Important for Organizations

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  • Pasquale Davide Palma

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In the preceding chapters we have seen that today workers make up the real competitive advantage of companies; workers are essential for companies to succeed in the challenges of the market and to be competitive. Companies must believe in the ideas and dreams of workers! I believe that human capital is a management technique, a way to understand the needs of workers. When I think about human capital, I always think of the many companies that put workers at the centre; I think there are many companies with a human face, companies that are not only characterized by a focus on profit and business. There is a wonderful song (Sin Oficio) of the Systema Solar (a Colombian singer) that expresses a beautiful concept. It says “Cual es la cuestión? La cuestión es ser feliz”. I think this concept is by far the most important: happiness at work is the basis of the vision of human capital, because it is the basis of good practices. There are good companies that put workers at the centre, and they know that the management of human capital is the engine for winning in the challenges of globalization. I think that there are many companies implementing the idea of creating well-being through work and in their organization. A company is like an orchestra; have you ever thought about how wonderful and perfect it is when an orchestra performs in front of its audience?

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  • Pasquale Davide Palma, 2014. "The People Performance Plan: It Goes Beyond the Present into the Future," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: Amelia Manuti & Pasquale Davide Palma (ed.), Why Human Capital is Important for Organizations, chapter 9, pages 125-134, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:palchp:978-1-137-41080-1_9
    DOI: 10.1057/9781137410801_9
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