subject: Best Place To Work [print this page] Do your employees say you have a great place to work at? If yes, what are the secrets of your success?
Google has been named by FORTUNE as a best place to work. Google says this is because of their commitment to employees. Google promises to encourage an energetic team atmosphere and creativity.
Is this working? Just look at how Google dominates their industry and look at their financials.
Attract and Keep the Best
Just look at how they can attract and keep the best and the brightest. I personally know of a top notch technical person who moved from my area to Googles headquarters in California and took a standard of living cut because of the increased cost of housing. I asked him why? He replied, Because Google will be a great place to work at!
Stew Leonards as a Model
What can you do to make your company or organization more likely to be called a great place to work at? Take some tips from Stew Leonards as described by the Human Resource Association of Greater New Haven on their web site, Tue May 20, 2008 6:00 PM. (http://www.hragnh.org/mc/community/eventdetails.do?eventId=156706&orgId=hragnh):
In 2008, Stew Leonard's was named one of Fortune Magazine's "Great Places to Work" for the 7th consecutive year. That isn't an accident! Stew Leonard's leadership engages employees through appreciation, communication, opportunity, good pay/benefits and by being a place where employees have fun and build pride.
Make it a goal to improve in these key areas and make your employees your competitive advantage. Attracting and retaining the best people may be your key differentiator from competition, positively impacting your bottom line.
Copyright 2009, by William R. Murray, President of Eagle Alliance Executive Coaching, LLC. Reprint rights granted to all venues so long as this article and by-line are printed intact with all links made live.
