Employee ownership day

Today is Employee Ownership Day and it's good to see alternative business models being in the media spotlight. The very successful John Lewis Partnership is the most prominent business in the UK set up in this way. Bearing in mind the cliched business mantra " our employees are our main assets" it would be great to see more companies getting established like this, rewarding their employees for their hard work and value added. Having both an emotional and financial connection to an organisation is more likely to engender ethical behaviours which then help to build trust and long term value.