As U.S. voters exercised their democratic right in last month’s Presidential election, the practice of democracy in rapidly spreading to all areas of life, most notably in the workplace.

Companies are beginning to offer employees the power to vote on various workplace amenities such as snacks in the breakroom, or even the location of the next company outing… but what if employees had the power to make more significant and impactful decisions like voting to keep or fire their CEO?

This week, Meghan M Biro was joined by Haufe CEO Kelly Max to discuss what a workplace looks like where the employees have the power.

Kelly had to run for election as CEO of Haufe so he had a lot of insights to share. Here are a few key points:

• Transparency is key for employees to make better decisions,
• CEOs need to listen to employees. It’s their job as a leader. It makes people have a voice.
• The fact that employees are now heard gives employees so many more opportunities

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You can also check out the highlights of the conversation from our Storify here:

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