Relationships and corporate culture go hand-in-hand
by Miki SaxonLooking for a great place to work? Great Place to Work® Institute and the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) just released their Best Small (50-250 employees) & Medium Companies (251-999 employees) to Work for in America. (The website also gives the results for the last four years.)
So, what makes an official “great place to work?”
“At the heart of our definition of a great place to work – a place where employees “trust the people they work for, have pride in what they do, and enjoy the people they work with” – is the idea that a great workplace is measured by the quality of the three, interconnected relationships that exist there:
- The relationship between employees and management.
- The relationship between employees and their jobs/company.
- The relationship between employees and other employees.”
And read what employees say about their companies.
What would your employees say?
June 25th, 2008 at 7:48 am
Hm. I’d almost forward this to my management team, but I’m not sure if it’d put me in the hot seat or be well received. My perception is that making change or suggestions is that it could end me up in hot water just as easily as being lauded for a useful suggestion. So I keep my mouth shut as the risk is too high.
June 25th, 2008 at 12:15 pm
Luke, That’s very sad and a telling comment on the culture they’ve created. If you ever want to talk about it let me know and we’ll arrange it.