The guest-worker idea is strongly opposed by Australia's unions, the left-of-center national government and her mining partner, Rio Tinto.
He urged Congress to act on his proposals, which include further tax cuts and provisions to benefit unemployed workers, ideas that would further increase the deficit.
But in a knowledge-based economy it's workers' ideas and inventiveness that matter most – and they will be forthcoming only from people who freely consent to give them.
There are many more examples like this which have led to the development of mobile data collection tools, crowdsourcing services, solar lighting for maternity wards, or communications platforms for community healthcare workers – ideas which are collectively benefiting hundreds of millions of people.
Why wouldn't we do that when we have a deteriorating asset that could be turned into something profitable?" Ms. Banks estimated that by incorporating workers' ideas and adding a few of her own, she would be able to bring in at least $2 million more a year.
As with those engineers and others that have already been cut from operations like Nokia's now-outsourced Symbian mobile platform, and its abandoned MeeGo effort, IT employees, it says, will also be eligible for funds from its Bridge program — an incubator Nokia has created specifically for funding laid off workers' ideas for new businesses.
I was humbled by the great response to last week's post, "How to Steal Your Co-Workers' Ideas".
When workers' ideas are being heard, they are more likely to feel as if they can accomplish something great.
I always plan an agenda to find a solution to a challenging project, and I openly and honestly consider my workers' ideas as a valuable input. 1 2 3 4 5.
Unfortunately for many small towns around the country, a fracking worker's idea of fun can be a bit debauched.
