www.notreprojet.org - www.ourproject.org

January 2013

INTRODUCTION TO

A CONFERENCE BY

OUIMET- CORDON BLEU Founded in 1933 by J-René Ouimet

RECONCILING

WELL BEING,

VALUES, AND

HUMAN DIGNITY

WITH

COMPETITIVE PRODUCTIVITY

& PROFITS

8 0 y e a r s o f

e x p e r i m e n t a t i o n

MISSION POSSIBLE !

Thanks to a very innovative - ISMA -

Integrated System of Management Activities

MISSION POSSIBLE ?

CONTENT

• 1. Employment Criterias

• 2. Launch Pad of Our Project

• 4. Major Human Results

• 5. Economic Results

• 7. Conclusion

1. EMPLOYMENT CRITERIAS

Professional and Technical Competence

Authenticity

Humility

Heart of FLESH – not Heart of STONE

Many interviews

Be very interested in our project

Competitive

Starting with

WHAT IS « OUR PROJECT »?

SOLID HUMAN AND

SPIRITUAL VALUES

TWO - COMPLEMENTARY - ISMA

CONSTANT TENSIONS BETWEEN THE TWO - ISMA

KEYSTONE

?

CUSTOMERS

PRODUCTIVITY

PROFITS

HUMAN

DIGNITY

HUMAN

WELL-BEING

AT WORK

ECONOMIC

ISMA (E)

HUMAN

ISMA (H)

The ACTIVITIES of the HUMAN ISMA in the workplace

Integrated System of Management Activities

SOME ACTIVITIES OF THE HUMAN ISMA

1. A GESTURE

Solidarity – Compassion

2. COMMUNITY MEALS

Human dignity - Solidarity

3. WORK PLACE TESTIMONY AND

CONFERENCES

Hope and wisdom

4. FIRST MEETING AFTER LAY OFF

Between Decembre 2009

and December 2011,

Around the world,

180 000 000 people were

laid off

Revolutionary Solution!

Find others…

5. SECOND MEETING

Reconciliation and Human dignity

6. INSPIRING POSTERS

H O P E A N D W I S D O M

7. REGULAR « HUMAN » MEETINGS

WITH THE MANAGER Solidarity – Primacy of human dignity

8. ROOM FOR INNER SILENCE

Conditions:

- Silence

- No work

- Not delaying regular tasks

SERENITY AND WISDOM

9. PRIZE OF THE HEART

Human dignity – Economic efficiency

10. START MEETINGS WITH A MOMENT OF SILENCE

Serenity - Courage

11. TWO ANNUAL TRAINING SESSIONS ON

« OUR PROJECT »

Human well being – Competitive profits

12. AUTHENTIC HANDSHAKE

AUTHENTICITY - SOLIDARITY

13. AUDIT EVERY TWO YEARS

Audit every two years

On the growth of

Human Values

brought in the workplace

by the Activities

THE ACTIVITIES REINFORCE

THE VALUE SYSTEM OF

THE ORGANIZATION

Thanks to: and to the

Highs and Lows

Values that

DO RECONCILE IN DAILY MANAGEMENT

Human Well-Being - Productivity - Profits

SOLIDARITY - BROTHERHOOD

LISTENING TO OTHERS – HUMAN DIGNITY AND VALUES

TRUST - FAITH - HOPE

ECONOMIC RESULTS OBTAINED

by the action of the TWO ISMAs and the

KEYSTONE…

• LOW ABSENTEEISM – LOW TURNOVER

• SENSE OF BELONGING – OPEN COMMUNICATION

• MOTIVATION – PRODUCTIVITY – CREATIVITY

• GROWTH OF SALES AND / OR PROFITS COMPARABLE

OR SUPERIOR TO THOSE OF THE INDUSTRY

SINCE 1988 : 5 exceptions

• HIGHS AND LOWS

• COMPETITIVENESS SINCE 1933 during 80 years!

• SUSTAINED INVESTMENTS

• 1 SHORT LABOUR STRIKE

• ZERO LOCK-OUT – ZERO VOLUNTARY SLOWDOWN

2. Meals for four before hiring

For example:

1. Annual retreat

OUR PROJECT

OVERALL LONG TERM RESULTS • Growing Human Well-Being

• Competitive Productivity and Profits

What is the role of Spirituality

in management ?

CONSTANT TENSIONS BETWEEN THE TWO ISMA

SOLUTION: KEYSTONE

?

INNER SPIRITUAL

STRENGTH Spirituality Choice of

Trancendance

Is it possible,

in an organization,

to create a climate

of FREE Spiritual Choices?

ECONOMIC

ISMA (E)

HUMAN

ISMA (H)

God of Love

All stake holders in the company interpret the value of Transcendence and Spirituality of their choice, represented

by the Keystone.

Transcendence can mean:

The Creator, the Higher Power, God of Love, God the Father, the Son and Holy Spirit; Buddha ; Confucius; Allah ; Jehovah ;

Or any other opening to Transcendence.

the belief in a God of Love or in the Transcendence and Spirituality of our individual choice

can we reconcile, in daily management,

balanced growth of human well-being,

with competitive productivity and profits.

MAGNIFICENT LONG TERM RESULTS

An organization that SHINES

At a cost of less than 1/5th of 1%

Repas

• Gala Paix et Joie

Our 80th Anniversary 1933-2013

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For those interested,

Yes, praying our work in silence is possible!!!

YES, OUR PROJECT SHINES…

Yes, “ H I S ” project shines

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