The Great Place to Work Blog

Best Practice from Best Company: Alston & Bird

2012-05-24T21:25:58Z

Engaging Employees with a Workplace Practice from the Hospitality Industry

Morning round-ups have been a mainstay practice in the hospitality industry for years. Before the start of a shift, managers will gather employees for a quick meeting to review team goals and progress toward them, share stories that highlight successes, update employees on new procedures or reiterate service standards, and informally collect employee feedback, questions and concerns.

Tips for your Employee Recognition Programs

2012-05-22T19:24:53Z

5 Characteristics of Great Recognition Programs

Great workplaces are great at recognition. Great recognition programs increase employee morale which helps boost productivity, retention, and commitment. Kick your company’s employee recognition efforts into high year by making certain your practices include these 5 key characteristics!

Great Workplaces Grow the Bottom Line

2012-05-21T17:26:35Z

21 of the 100 Best Companies to Work for Featured on the FORTUNE 500 list

Creating great workplaces helps increase profits and contributes to overall business success. The latest list of the FORTUNE 500 – America’s largest companies by revenue – includes 21 of the 100 Best Companies to Work For, including Whole Foods, Google, NetApp, NuStar Energy and others, reinforcing the link between being a great workplace and achieving high profits.

Week in Review: Employee Engagement

2012-05-18T19:45:22Z

5 easy things managers can do to increase employee engagement

This week in review we share how Best Companies engage their employees, and 5 easy ways you can increase employee engagement within your own organization:

Developing Workplace Leaders

2012-05-16T21:13:38Z

Leadership Development at the Best Companies to Work For

A couple of weeks ago we convened our Best Companies Executive Strategy Network (ESN) at PricewaterhouseCoopers in New York City. The ESN is a group of leaders from the Best Companies to Work For who meet twice a year to discuss steps their organizations

How to Create a Healthy Workplace

2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

5 Simple Steps to Increase Employee Wellness

Yesterday’s blog, Investing in Employee Wellness, discussed the benefits of a healthy workplace; increased employee retention and productivity, to name a few. Today we cover a few small steps any company can take to begin their journey to becoming a healthy workplace:

Investing in Employee Health and Wellness

2012-05-14T00:00:00Z

Employee Wellness Programs Save Money and Increase Retention and Productivity

This morning I stumbled upon an article by Janet Pearson from the Tulsa World newspaper entitled “Working out at Work.” The article focused on the business benefits employers experience due to investments in employee wellness programs,

Week in Review: Employee Loyalty

2012-05-11T00:00:00Z

How to Foster Employee Loyalty and Increase Retention Rates

If you are seeking loyal employees and higher retention rates, you might want to ask yourself "Are you loyal to your employees?" Ask not what your employees can do for you - ask what can you do for your employees.

Spotlight on Ernst & Young

2012-05-10T00:00:00Z

Transforming your Company Culture during Challenging Times

One of the largest accounting firms in the world, Ernst & Young is no stranger to business success. They have also accomplished the amazing feat of appearing on the FORTUNE 100 Best Companies to Work For® list 14 years in a row. At this year’s Great Place to Work® Conference, Ernst & Young presented on how they not only survived the economic downturn, but also managed 15% growth while remaining a Best Company.

Inclusion: Practice What You Preach

2012-05-09T21:25:18Z

How to Create an Inclusive Company Culture

One of the key elements in the Virtuous Circle of a trustworthy leader that I write about in my book, The Trustworthy Leader is inclusion. Inclusion is reflected in a trustworthy leader’s commitment to being a leader for everyone, and finding ways to spend time with people throughout the organization - not just the ‘high potentials’, the people in the c-suite or the up and coming next generation leaders.

Week in Review: How to Keep your Employees Happy [Digg]

2012-05-04T14:20:56-07:00

The rewards for investing in a happy workforce far outweigh the cost- the following articles will explain how.

Spotlight on Camden: An Inside Peek at the #7 Best Company [Digg]

2012-05-03T14:20:17-07:00

Using Workplace Fun to Boost Employee Morale, Build Trust, and Develop Camaraderie I just returned from Houston, Texas where I attended Camden Property

Women’s Work and Pay Disparity [Digg]

2012-05-02T16:23:38-07:00

Comparing Women at the Best Companies to Work For to National Averages Rachel Maddow’s recent row with CNN contributor Alex Castellanos regarding the

Boost to Employee Morale with these Five Ways to Have More Workplace Fun [Digg]

2012-05-01T15:07:59-07:00

Give a Boost to Employee Morale with these Tips on How to Have More Fun at Work Last fall, our Executive Strategy Network met at Camden Property Trust to

Virtuous Cycles of Trust [Digg]

2012-04-30T14:05:24-07:00

Want More Trustworthy Employees? Start by Trusting Them At the core of the Great Place to Work® Model are relationships built on trust.

Week in Review: Being a Good Boss [Digg]

2012-04-27T13:58:52-07:00

Building a Great Workplace requires Good Managers Good managers are essential to great workplaces, but so often we put the onus for a great workplace

The 8 Cultural Characteristics that make Google a Great Innovator [Digg]

2012-04-26T15:09:59-07:00

New Study Reveals that a Great Workplace Culture Propels Innovation at Google A recent study published by Annika Steiber of Chalmers University of

Spotlight on Kahler Slater [Digg]

2012-04-24T16:24:43-07:00

Building Pride through Storytelling in the Workplace Whether companies use words, pictures, or something more fun, storytelling in the workplace serves to

Spotlight on Corporate Community Involvement [Digg]

2012-04-23T15:17:16-07:00

Giving Back is Good for Employee Morale In celebration of Earthy Day, employees around the country contributed hours as volunteers working to make the

Spotlight on Corporate Community Involvement [Digg]

2012-04-23T15:17:16-07:00

Giving Back is Good for Employee Morale In celebration of Earthy Day, employees around the country contributed hours as volunteers working to make the

Driving a Great Organizational Culture [Digg]

2012-04-13T13:53:02-07:00

Week in Review: Building Great Workplace Cultures and a Look at an Interesting Practice The conversation on organizational culture continues to thrive

Creating Opportunities for Success [Digg]

2012-04-12T14:49:44-07:00

Constructing a Sustainable Future: How a Philosophy of Creating Opportunities Contributes to Success at Holder Construction When it comes to building,

Finding Inspiration at the Great Place to Work® Conference [Digg]

2012-04-11T11:59:58-07:00

The President and CEO of TaylorMade Golf Company goes undercover, and in the process learns how to better support his employees.

Great Workplaces - Great Innovators [Digg]

2012-04-06T13:27:16-07:00

The Three Cs for Sustaining a Culture of Innovation To many, it comes as no surprise that great workplaces often are also great innovators.

Great Workplaces - Great Innovators [Digg]

2012-04-06T13:27:16-07:00

The Three Cs for Sustaining a Culture of Innovation To many, it comes as no surprise that great workplaces often are also great innovators.