Blogs

100 Companies voted best to work for in Europe by their employees
Great Place to Work® revealed the 100 companies that have been recognized by their employees as one of the best places to work for in Europe.

Innovation in the Workplace
It is when we connect new information with existing knowledge that we struggle, but it is also when we encounter opportunities for innovation. For example, a former chemist who turns chef can breathe new life into traditional cooking techniques that a trained chef might not even consider.  Old knowledge mixes with new knowledge and poof!—magic.

Seven Suggestions from Leaders of Best Companies
It’s easy to see why companies would want to start building a great workplace. Where to begin can be more difficult to discern. This lack of clarity makes it tough to take focused actions that move a company forward. In some cases, it can even discourage leaders if the scope and breadth seems too large to overcome.

Collaboration in the Workplace

Thank you everyone who was able to make it to our Culture, Conversations and Cocktails event. Great Place to Work was delighted to see old friends, as well as make new connections with like-minded folks. The origami fortune tellers were a huge success and we were excited to see so many guests discussing the topics we value most; culture, trust and leadership.

Engaging Stakeholders

When things get tight, the initial reaction may be to cut costs by reducing staff, cutting hours or changing product quality. Three companies profiled in a recent New York Times article made other strategic choices – expansive choices that involved engaging stakeholders and sharing information.

Communication in the Workplace
We are a complex society with many interconnecting parts that contribute to global movements.  And yet, far too often when something goes right or wrong our instinct is to assign blame or praise to a single source.  This type of fragmented thinking, I would suggest, is both shortsighted and irrelevant to our present workplace paradigm.

Recruiting Employees to fit your Unique Team

Yesterday’s blog discussed how to successfully hire for culture fit. Today we offer a few ideas on how to recruit members for your unique team.

Whether your team is large or small, they are unique to your company culture. Finding someone to complement their unique skillset can be a daunting task.

Best Practice: Recruiting for Culture Fit

More and more business owners are hiring. How many companies will successfully fill positions? Not as many as you would expect, and not as many as those at great workplaces.

Finding the right candidate is a challenging and costly task for any business. It may involve recruiting or advertising, or sifting through resumes and numerous interviews, all of which eat up a staff's limited time.

The air is abuzz with news of Marissa Mayer’s new title: Yahoo! CEO/former Google Executive.   Some say it’s a great move, and exactly what is needed for Yahoo’s flailing brand.  Others focus more on Mayer’s pregnancy, just one of her personal characteristics that may be unprecedented among leadership in technology firms.  Regardless of what’s to come in the days and weeks to follow, this part is true: both Yahoo! and Google have been recognized on Fortune’s 100 Best Companies to Work for List®.

Celebrating 20 years of Transforming Workplaces
It was 20 years ago, in 1992, that we conducted our first workplace assessment with Golden Grain, a pasta company in the San Francisco Bay area. It was the very first time we used our Trust Index^© employee survey that has since surveyed over 10 million employees in 45 countries, on 6 continents. And that reach is growing! This year we will be expanding to China, Turkey, Sri Lanka and Singapore.