PBN Best Places to Work Awards 2021
Small Companies #16. Rhode Island Quality Institute
Employees in R.I.: 32
CEO and President Neil Sarkar
Questions answered by Neil Sarkar
Did your organization offer funding or other assistance to the community during the pandemic? With funding from the National Institutes of Health Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics – Underserved Populations program, our team worked with Brown University and Progreso Latino to support the hiring of community health workers for supporting COVID-19-related needs in Hispanic/Latino communities.
What modifications have you made to your workplace to support employee wellness? We promote flexible working hours to accommodate family schedules, and during the summer months we modify our work week to wrap up by noon on Fridays to transition from the work week to the weekend.
What was a new employee benefit(s) or initiative(s) in the past 12 months? We launched a new Engagement, Performance, and Development Program that includes monthly check-ins with each employee on specific topics, including our climate, the employee’s strengths and talents … and innovation and continuous improvement. This new program fosters and opens up lines of communication with leadership and staff much more frequently and captures real-time data and experiences.