The JCI Way #5

JCI has a bonus program for Area Managers and above. There is no annual gift for the average Joes like me. However, JCI adjusts the 401k match amount based on the company's performance. When I hired in, they were matching $1 for $1. Then, when the recession hit, it dropped to 50 cents for $1. Now, it just went up to 75 cents.

That seems like a nice way to do something for the masses that also encourages people to care about the bottom line and the long-term health of the company.

"For Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong." – 2 Cor 12: 10

JCI Way #4

JCI has a corporate HR department that handles payroll and other global HR initiatives. Also, HR has a separate IT group just for their department. It is completely separate from the rest of IT. I suppose they do that because the main IT group is very focused on helping the Operations side of JCI. Non-production departments often receive little attention from IT and other support groups in general. The money and time is spent on the plants.

Companies that have similarly focused IT groups might consider having dedicated application support IT people for the G&A departments (HR, Finance, Marketing). The rest of IT can support Sales, Operations and Engineering. The G&A IT people could be shared by multiple departments at smaller companies.

"For Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong." – 2 Cor 12: 10