Most people believe that what is apparent is important, but employers of choice recognize that what is not apparent is most important.
Here are the top six lessons learned by employers of choice about the important – but not always apparent – elements of the best places to work.
1. What makes a company a great place to work? The short answer is: good managers.
2. Most people have learned not to listen to what management says but to pay attention only to what is going on around them on a day-to-day basis.
3. If you build your organization’s credibility, word-of-mouth will spread this reality, and new employees will come to you.
4. Is your company the best place for the best people to work? Senior executives in the “Most Admired Companies” (surveyed annually by the Hay Group [haygroup.com] for Fortune magazine [fortune.com]) believe in and use employee-based measurements to encourage cooperation and collaboration.
5. All employees have quitting moments when they entertain thoughts of leaving. One of the best ways to guard against employee disconnect is to implement a process of providing and receiving feedback to and from the employee.
6. Employers of choice know that ordinary people don’t change that much, yet the power of a positive corporate culture can help them achieve extraordinary success.
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